Solved: Carbon-11labeled acetate shows promise in PET scans for determining the extent

Chapter 38, Problem 26

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Carbon-11labeled acetate shows promise in PET scans for determining the extent of metastasized prostate cancer. (a) Given C-11s 20.4-min half-life, how long will it take an initial dose of 2.0 GBq to decay to 7.0 kBq (roughly the natural radioactivity of the human body)? (b) What nucleus remains after C-11 decays by positron emission?

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