Saturday, August 20, 2011

How do you solve this radioactive decay problem?

Cesium 137 and strontium 90 are two radioactive chemicals that were released at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in April 1986. The half-life of cesium 137 is 30.22 years, and that of strontium 90 is 28.8 years. In what year will the amount of cesium 137 be equal to 1% of what was released? Answer this question for strontium 90.

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