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oksano4ka [1.4K]
3 years ago
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One of the waste byproducts of a nuclear reactor using uranium-235 is strontium-90 with half-life of about 28 years. If we have

100 pounds of this radioactive waste:
Chemistry
1 answer:
e-lub [12.9K]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

(a) 140 years

(b) 3.125 pounds

Explanation:

<u>QuestIons</u>

(a) How long is five half-life

(b)  How much radioactive strontium is left after five half-life

Given that:

Half-life is about 28 years; &

There are 100 pounds of this radioactive waste

Five half-life will be;

= 28 × 5

= 140 years

The amount of radioactive remaining after five half-life is:

= 100 \times( \dfrac{1}{2}) ^5

= 100 × 0.03125

= 3.125 pounds

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