Sr is an inotope produced from atmosphenic testing of nuclear bombs. If naclear testing was stopped in 1960, what percentage of radioactivity due to se remained in 2000? The half-life of Stis 28.5 years

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90sr is an isotope produced from atmospheric testing of nuclear bombs. If nuclear testing was stopped in 1960, what percentage of radioactivity due
to sr remained in 2000? The half-life of sr is 28.5 years
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