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17 July, 19:06

The half-life of strontium - 90 is approximately 29 Year's. How much of a 150 g sample of strontium-90 will remain after 116 years

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  1. 17 July, 19:18
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    The half-life is 29 years.

    116 : 29 = 4

    So we will have 4 periods of half-life:

    (1/2) ^4 = 1/16

    150 g * 1/16 = 9.375 g

    Answer:

    9.375 g of strontium - 90 will remain after 116 years.
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