11. Nuclear Chemistry
Radioactive Half-Life
11. Nuclear Chemistry Radioactive Half-Life
6PRACTICE PROBLEM
In a chemical laboratory, a way to handle a chemical spill, such as a spill of a strong acid like HCl, is to neutralize it with a weak base like NaHCO3. Explain why harmful radioactive wastes from nuclear plants cannot be cleaned up as easily as cleaning up chemical spills.
In a chemical laboratory, a way to handle a chemical spill, such as a spill of a strong acid like HCl, is to neutralize it with a weak base like NaHCO3. Explain why harmful radioactive wastes from nuclear plants cannot be cleaned up as easily as cleaning up chemical spills.