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Question
Recent nuclear reactor accidents have contaminated many soils around the world. One of the isotopes deposited in soils is cesium-137. If the activity must fall by a factor of
for contamination to disappear, how long will it take before uncontaminated crops may be grown in these soils? The half-life of cesium-137 is 30.2 years.A) 301 years
B) 0.23 year
C) 33.1 years
D) 0.03 year
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