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13.116 Strontium-90, a radioactive isotope, is a major
product of an atomic bomb explosion. It has a half-
life of 28.1 yr. (a) Calculate the first-order rate con-
stant for the nuclear decay. (b) Calculate the fraction
of ⁹0Sr that remains after 10 half-lives. (c) Calculate
the number of years required for 99.0 percent of
90Sr to disappear.
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Transcribed Image Text:6. 13.116 Strontium-90, a radioactive isotope, is a major product of an atomic bomb explosion. It has a half- life of 28.1 yr. (a) Calculate the first-order rate con- stant for the nuclear decay. (b) Calculate the fraction of ⁹0Sr that remains after 10 half-lives. (c) Calculate the number of years required for 99.0 percent of 90Sr to disappear.
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