Multiple Choice
A hospital patient has been given a sample of 131I ,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) 21 days
B) 14 days
C) 9.9 days
D) 8.9 days
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