The half-life for beta decay of strontium-90 is 28.8 years. A milk sample is found to contain 10.3 ppm strontium-90. How many years would pass before the strontium-90 concentration would drop to 1.0 ppm?

Answer 1

k = 0.693/t_1/2
Substitute k into the equation below.
ln(No/N) = kt
No = 10.3 ppm
N = 1.0 ppm
k from above.
t = ?

Answer 2

DR.BOB222 ENGLISH PLEASE?????? I know how to get the beta decay for strontium. just having a hard time with the concentration of strontium and the amount of yrs. passed....please help!!

Answer 3

All you need to do is to substitute 28.8 years into equation 1 I gave you to solve for k, then substitute k into the
ln(No/N) = kt and solve for t.
I TOLD you what to substitute for No and I told you what to substitute for N and k. You have only to solve for t. t is approximately 100 years for the Sr to decay to about 1.0 ppm.

Answer 4

the half-life of cobalt-60 is 5.20 years.. how many milligrams of a 2.000-mg sample remains after 6.55 years?

Answer 5

96.9