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Applications and ExamplesPolonium-210 The half-life of
Chapter 7, Problem 38E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 38E
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Polonium-210 The half-life of polonium is 139 days, but your sample will not be useful to you after 95% of the radioactive nuclei present on the day the sample arrives has disintegrated. For about how many days after the sample arrives will you be able to use the polonium?
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Problem 38E
Applications and Examples
Polonium-210 The half-life of polonium is 139 days, but your sample will not be useful to you after 95% of the radioactive nuclei present on the day the sample arrives has disintegrated. For about how many days after the sample arrives will you be able to use the polonium?
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We have to find how many days after the sample arrives will be able to use the polonium?