Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Half-Life of a Radioisotope - Questions and Problems - Page 152: 5.34a

Answer

Only 50.0 mg of fluorine-18 are still active after 110 min.

Work Step by Step

1. Calculate the number of half-lives. $110 min \times \frac{1half-life}{110 min} = 1 half-life$ 2. Now, calculate the remaining mass after 1 half-life: 1 Half Life: $100.mg \times \frac{1}{2} = 50.0 mg$
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