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During the nuclear explosion, one of the products is 90Sr with half life of 6.93 years. If 1 μg of 90Sr was absorbed in the bones of a newly born baby in place of Ca, how much time, in years, is required to reduce it by 90% if it is not lost metabolically?

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All nuclear processes follow first order kinetics, and hence
t1/2=0.693λ
λ=0.1(year)1
t=2.303λlog(a0at)
t=2.3030.1log(a00.1a0)
On solving, t=23.03 years

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