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Radioactivity

Problem 6.225

A small amount of solution containing Na \(^{24}\) radionuclide with activity \(A=2.0 \cdot 10^{3}\) disintegrations per second was injected in the bloodstream of a man. The activity of \(1 \mathrm{~cm}^{3}\) of blood sample taken \(t=5.0\) hours later turned out to be \(A^{\prime}=16\) disintegrations per minute per \(\mathrm{cm}^{3}\). The half-life of the radionuclide is \(T=15\) hours. Find the volume of the man's blood.

Reveal Answer
V=(A/A)exp(tln2/T)=6lV=\left(A / A^{\prime}\right) \exp (-t \ln 2 / T)=6 \mathrm{l}