Determine the half-lives of these two isotopes


By contrast, iodine-125which is used to test for thyroid functioning has a rate constantdecay k=0.011 day-1 Americium-241 is used in smoke detectors. It has a rate constant for radioactive decay of k=1.6 x 10-3 yr-1.
1. Determine the half-lives of these two isotopes.
2. Discuss how much of a 7 mg sample of either isotope remains after 4half-lives?

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