Theresa L.

asked • 05/17/23

Exponential decay

Doctors can use radioactive chemicals to treat some forms of cancer. The half de of a certain chemical is 7 days. A patient receives a treatment of 24 millicuries of the chemical (A milicurie is a unit of radioactivity) How much of the chemical remains in the patient 14 days later?

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