Carbon-11 Is Used in Medical Imaging

question 47

Multiple Choice

Carbon-11 is used in medical imaging. The half-life of this radioisotope is 20.4 min. What percentage of a sample remains after 60.0 min?

• A)71.2
• B)5.28
• C)13.0
• D)34.0
• E)2.94

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