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Problem 78P

Each of the tabulated nuclides is used in nuclear medicine. List them in order of most active (largest number of decay events per second) to least active (smallest number of decay events per second).

Nuclide

Half-Life

Y-90

64.1 hours

Tc-99m

6.02 hours

In-111

2.8 days

I-131

8.0 days

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QUESTION:

Problem 78P

Each of the tabulated nuclides is used in nuclear medicine. List them in order of most active (largest number of decay events per second) to least active (smallest number of decay events per second).

Nuclide

Half-Life

Y-90

64.1 hours

Tc-99m

6.02 hours

In-111

2.8 days

I-131

8.0 days

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Solution:

List of nuclides in order of most active (largest number of decay events per second) to least active (smallest number of decay events per second) are given below,

Nuclide

Half-Life

In-111

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