After Three Half-Lives,3/4 of the Nuclei in a Sample of a Radioisotope

question 145

True/False

After three half-lives,3/4 of the nuclei in a sample of a radioisotope have decayed

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Definitions:

Oxygen

A chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8, essential for aerobic respiration in living organisms and supporting combustion.

Heme

An iron-containing component essential for oxygen transport in the blood, found in hemoglobin and myoglobin.

Red Blood Cells

Blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body and bringing carbon dioxide back from those tissues to the lungs.

Pleural Cavity

The thin fluid-filled space between the two pulmonary pleurae (visceral and parietal) of each lung; involved in respiratory mechanics.