Q.

The radioisotope N-13, which has a half-life of 10 minutes, is used to image organs in the body. If an injected sample has an activity of 40 microcuries  (40 μCi), what is its activity after 25 minutes in the body?

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a

3.5μCi

b

12μCi

c

0.75μCi

d

7.1μCi

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The activity after 25 minutes in the body 

40×eln210×25 =7.1μCi

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