Nuclear bomb tests of the 1950s deposited a layer of strontium-90 over Earths surface. How long will

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Nuclear bomb tests of the 1950s deposited a layer of strontium-90 over Earth’s surface. How long will it take from the time of the bomb tests for
(a) 99%
(b) 99.9% of this radioactive contaminant to decay?

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Essential University Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976420

3rd Edition Volume 2

Authors: Richard Wolfsonby

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