A small quantity of solution containing radio nuclide (half life = 15 hour) of…

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Problem

A small quantity of solution containing Na24\text{Na}^{24} radio nuclide (half life = 15 hour) of activity 1.0 microcurie is injected into the blood of a person. A sample of the blood of volume 1 cm31 \text{ cm}^3 taken after 5 hour show an activity of 296 disintegrations per minute. Determine the total volume of the blood in the body of the person. Assume that radioactive solution mixes uniformly in the blood of the person. (1 curie = 3.7×10103.7 \times 10^{10} disintegrations per second)

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