4.Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope of Sr and has a half-life of 28.0 years. How long will it take for all the strontium-90 presently on earth to be reduced to 1.00%) of the present amount? Radioactive decay follows first-order kinetics. t: 0. 693 28=0.69a3 28K=0,693 R=0,00475 enTAコェ [A 2n C O49 9-owou4S + O.40Dyans [I ofer amtefl)

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4.Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope of Sr and has a half-life of 28.0 years. How long will it take for all
the strontium-90 presently on earth to be reduced to 1.00%) of the present amount? Radioactive decay
follows first-order kinetics.
t: 0. 693
28=0.69a3
28K=0,693
R=0,00475
enTAコェ
[A
2n C O49 9-owou4S +
O.40Dyans
[I
ofer
amtefl)
Transcribed Image Text:4.Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope of Sr and has a half-life of 28.0 years. How long will it take for all the strontium-90 presently on earth to be reduced to 1.00%) of the present amount? Radioactive decay follows first-order kinetics. t: 0. 693 28=0.69a3 28K=0,693 R=0,00475 enTAコェ [A 2n C O49 9-owou4S + O.40Dyans [I ofer amtefl)
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