Fresh rainwater or surface water contains enough tritium ( 3 1 H) to show 5.5 decay events

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Fresh rainwater or surface water contains enough tritium (31H) to show 5.5 decay events per minute per 100. g water. Tritium has a half-life of 12.3 years. You are asked to check a vintage wine that is claimed to have been produced in 1946. How many decay events per minute should you expect to observe in 100. g of that wine?

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Chemical Principles

ISBN: 978-1305581982

8th Edition

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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