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Q.

One of the hazards of nuclear explosion is the generation of Sr90 and its subsequent incorporation in bones. This nuclide has a half-life of 28.1 years. Suppose one microgram was absorbed by a new-born child, how much Sr90 will retain in his bones after 20 years? 

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a

0.7321 μg

b

0.6107 μg

c

0.5814 μg

d

0.2142 μg

answer is B.

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For the half lite t½ = 28.1 yr the decay constant is

K=0.693t1/2=0.69328.1

Since the radioactivity decay follows the first order kinetics,

log[A]A0=K2.303tlog[A]1.0μg=0.69328.1×202.303

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