Strontium-90, a beta emitter, has a half-life of 28.1 yr. If 38.9 mg of ⁹0Sr were incorporated into the bones of a growing child, how many beta particles beta particles would the child absorb from this source in 1.00 day? i

Strontium-90, a beta emitter, has a half-life of 28.1 yr. If 38.9 mg of ⁹0Sr were incorporated into the bones of a growing child, how many beta particles beta particles would the child absorb from this source in 1.00 day? i

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