Cesium-137 Is Both Produced in Nuclear Fallout and Has a Half-Life

question 49

Multiple Choice

Cesium-137 is both produced in nuclear fallout and has a half-life of 30 years.Cesium-137 is capable of long-term effects because it is

• A)chemically similar to calcium and is absorbed in the bones.
• B)chemically similar to potassium and is taken up by living organisms as part of body fluids.
• C)chemically similar to sodium and collects in the blood.
• D)chemically similar to magnesium and collects in the blood.

Apply critical thinking to solve problems related to the organization of comparative and contrastive information.

Understand the concepts of margin of error, confidence interval, and sample size in the context of statistical polling and inference.

Calculate confidence intervals for proportions and means from given data.

Determine the adequacy of sample sizes for specific margins of error and confidence levels.

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