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5. The half life of radioactive 32P is 14.3 days. How long does it take for 100 mg of this isotope to decay to 5 mg?
5. The half life of radioactive 32P is 14.3 days. How long does it take for 100 mg of this isotope to decay to 5 mg?
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Chemistry
10th Edition
ISBN:
9781305957404
Author: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
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1 Chemical Foundations
2 Atoms, Molecules, And Ions
3 Stoichiometry
4 Types Of Chemical Reactions And Solution Stoichiometry
5 Gases
6 Thermochemistry
7 Atomic Structure And Periodicity
8 Bonding: General Concepts
9 Covalent Bonding: Orbitals
10 Liquids And Solids
11 Properties Of Solutions
12 Chemical Kinetics
13 Chemical Equilibrium
14 Acids And Bases
15 Acid-base Equilibria
16 Solubility And Complex Ion Equilibria
17 Spontaneity, Entropy, And Free Energy
18 Electrochemistry
19 The Nucleus: A Chemist's View
20 The Representative Elements
21 Transition Metals And Coordination Chemistry
22 Organic And Biological Molecules
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