January 2017 Chemistry Regents #83-85

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The radioisotope Mo-99 naturally decays to produce the metastable isotope Tc-99m, which is used in medical diagnosis. A doctor can obtain images of organs and bones by injecting a patient with a solution of Tc-99m. The half-life of the metastable Tc-99m is six hours.

83 Complete the nuclear equation in your answer booklet for the nuclear decay of Mo-99. [1]

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0B
-1
0e
-1

84 State both the number of protons and the number of neutrons in a Tc-99 nuclide. [1]

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Protons ==>43 Neutrons ==>56

85 Determine the fraction of an original sample of metastable Tc-99m that remains unchanged after 24 hours. [1]

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