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12.4 Exercise 15

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Suppose that the half-life of steroids taken by an athlete is 42 days. Assuming that the steroids biodegrade by a first-order process, how long would it take for 164\frac{1}{64} of the initial dose to remain in the athlete’s body?

OpenStax Chemistry 2e, 12.4 Integrated Rate Laws, exercise 15

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