Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 29 years. Strontium-90 is a major component of the fallout from nuclear testing. Suppose that approximately 10 kg of Strontium-90 was released into the environment around the Alamagordo test site in 1961. How much undecayed Strontium-90 remains today?

Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 29 years. Strontium-90 is a major component of the fallout from nuclear testing. Suppose that approximately 10 kg of Strontium-90 was released into the environment around the Alamagordo test site in 1961. How much undecayed Strontium-90 remains today?

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(8) Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 29 years.
Strontium-90 is a major component of the fallout from nuclear
testing. Suppose that approximately 10 kg of Strontium-90 was
released into the environment around the Alamagordo test site
in 1961. How much undecayed Strontium-90 remains today?
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