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The half-life of strontium-90 is 28 years. How long will it take a 50-mg sample to decay to a mass of 32 mg?
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We are given that the half-life of strontium-90 is 28 years, and we have a 50-mg sample. We want to find out how long it will take for this sample to decay to a mass of 32 mg. Show more…
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