According to current regulations, the maximum permissible dose of strontium-90 in the body of an adult is

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According to current regulations, the maximum permissible dose of strontium-90 in the body of an adult is 1 μCi (1 × 10-6 Ci). Using the relationship rate = kN, calculate the number of atoms of strontium-90 to which this dose corresponds. To what mass of strontium-90 does this correspond? The half-life for strontium-90 is 28.8 yr.
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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