A freshly prepared sample of a radionuclide has an activity of

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Problem

A freshly prepared sample of a radionuclide has an activity of 5.0 mCi5.0\,\text{mCi}. After 96 h96\,\text{h} its activity is measured to be 0.3125 mCi0.3125\,\text{mCi}. (i) How many half-lives have elapsed? (ii) Calculate the half-life of the nuclide in hours and express the final activity in becquerel.

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