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Ch.20 - Nuclear Chemistry

Chapter 20, Problem 60

Radioactive decay exhibits a first-order rate law, rate = -∆N/∆t = kN, where N denotes the number of radio-active nuclei present at time t. The half-life of strontium-90, a dangerous nuclear fission product, is 29 years. (a) What fraction of the strontium-90 remains after three half-lives?

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