A Hospital Patient Has Been Given a Sample of $8.04$ Days This Sample Is Decaying At a Sample

question 54

Multiple Choice

A hospital patient has been given a sample of , which has a half-life of $8.04$ days. This sample is decaying at $5.9$ times the acceptable level for exposure to the general public. How long must the patient wait for the decay rate of the sample to reach the acceptable level?

• A) \(8.9\) days
• B) \(9.9\) days
• C) 21 days
• D) 14 days

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