Strontium-90 is one of the radioisotopes released in the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident. The half-life of strontium-90 is 28.1 years. How many milligrams of a 97.9 milligram sample of strontium-90 will be lost by radioactive decay during 141 years? mg

Strontium-90 is one of the radioisotopes released in the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident. The half-life of strontium-90 is 28.1 years. How many milligrams of a 97.9 milligram sample of strontium-90 will be lost by radioactive decay during 141 years? mg

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Strontium-90 is one of the radioisotopes released in the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident.
The half-life of strontium-90 is 28.1 years. How many milligrams of a 97.9 milligram sample of strontium-90 will be lost by radioactive
decay during 141 years?
mg

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