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Chapter 19, Problem 31P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Strontium-90 is one of the products of the fission of uranium-235. This strontium isotope is radioactive, with a half-life of 28.1 yr. Calculate how long (in yr) it will take for 1.00 g of the isotope to be reduced to 0.200 g by decay.
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QUESTION:
Strontium-90 is one of the products of the fission of uranium-235. This strontium isotope is radioactive, with a half-life of 28.1 yr. Calculate how long (in yr) it will take for 1.00 g of the isotope to be reduced to 0.200 g by decay.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
The given radioactive isotope -
Half life = 28.1 yr