One of the main contaminants of a nuclear accident, such as that at Chernobyl, is strontium-90, which decays exponentially at a rate of approximately 2.5% per year.

(a) Write the ratio of strontium-90 remaining, p, as a function of years, t, since the nuclear accident.

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Conor Case

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24 May, 18:59

One of the main contaminants of a nuclear accident, such as that at Chernobyl, is strontium-90, which decays exponentially at a rate of approximately 2.5% per year.

(a) Write the ratio of strontium-90 remaining, p, as a function of years, t, since the nuclear accident.

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Base in your question where the ask is to find the ratio of the stronium 90 remaining, P as a function as of years T, since the nuclear accident where as the Stronium exponential rate of decay is 2.5% per year. With information i formulate a solution and came up with an answer of (e-0.025t)

One of the main contaminants of a nuclear accident, such as that at Chernobyl, is strontium-90, which decays exponentially at a rate of approximately 2.5% per year.(a) Write the ratio of strontium-90 remaining, p, as a function of years, t, since the nuclear accident.

One of the main contaminants of a nuclear accident, such as that at Chernobyl, is strontium-90, which decays exponentially at a rate of approximately 2.5% per year.

(a) Write the ratio of strontium-90 remaining, p, as a function of years, t, since the nuclear accident.