5) Sr has a half-life of 28 years. How many years must this material be stored before its activity drops to 1/e times its original value? O 2 years 15 years О 30 years O 40 years

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Half Life

The concept of Half Life has numerous practical applications some of them includes figuring out the effective drug dosage to finding out when a radioactive becomes safe to use. If you look for a career in Nuclear Physics you will need this concept.