I can't seem to get this started in the right direction. Any help is appreciated.
As part of a treatment program, a patient ingests a radioactive pharmaceutical containing P32,15, which emits beta rays with an of 1.50. The half-life of is 14.28 , and the initial activity of the medication is...
Here is what I have done so far.
Part A.
Converted half life (T 1/2) into seconds. = 1.234e6 s
Found the decay constant (lambda) = ln(2)/1.234e6 = 5.617e-7
Found N0 (nuclei present at t=0) = R0/lamda = 2.386e12
Found N= A-Z = 32-15=17
Tried to plug into equation...
I can't seem to get this started in the right direction. Any help is appreciated.
As part of a treatment program, a patient ingests a radioactive pharmaceutical containing P32,15, which emits beta rays with an of 1.50. The half-life of is 14.28 , and the initial activity of the medication...