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A patient undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer receives a dose of radioactive iodine (131I), which has a half-life of 8.05 days. If the original dose contained 12mg of 131I, calculate the mass of 131I remains after 16.1 days?

A
6mg
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9mg
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2mg
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D
3mg
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