After the release of radioactive material into the atmosphere from a nuclear power plant at Chernobyl (Ukraine) in 1986, the hay in Austria was contaminated by iodine 131 (half-life 8 days). If it is safe to feed the hay to cows when 10% of the iodine 131 remains, how long did the farmers need to wait to use this hay?
After the release of radioactive material into the atmosphere from a nuclear power plant at Chernobyl (Ukraine) in 1986, the hay in Austria was contaminated by iodine 131 (half-life 8 days). If it is safe to feed the hay to cows when 10% of the iodine 131 remains, how long did the farmers need to wait to use this hay?
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After the release of
radioactive material into the atmosphere from a nuclear
power plant at Chernobyl (Ukraine) in 1986, the hay in Austria
was contaminated by iodine 131 (half-life 8 days). If it is safe
to feed the hay to cows when 10% of the iodine 131 remains,
how long did the farmers need to wait to use this hay?
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