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213. It takes 45.0 hours to transport sodium-24 from the nuclear reactor where it is made to the lab that uses the isotope.  What is the minimum amount that must be sent from the nuclear reactor for the lab to receive 2.00 grams if sodium-24 has a half-life of 15.0 hours?   
      
A. 4.00 g The half-life is the time necessary for half of the atoms to decay.

2.00 g            45.0 h
4.00 g            30.0 h
8.00 g            15.0 h
16.00 g            0.0 h        The sample leaves the reactor at time 0.0 h

The Correct Answer is C.

B. 8.00 g
C. 16.00 g
D. 32.00 g