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Chemistry for Everyone
How Radioactive Is Your Banana?
David W. Ball
Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115

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October 2004
Vol. 81 No. 10
p. 1440

Abstract
This exercise uses a banana to illustrate the level of radioactivity (in this case, from 40K) in an everyday object.
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*  Citation
Ball, David W. J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 1440.
*  Keywords
Food Science; General Chemistry; Humor / Puzzles; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Nuclear / Radiochemistry; Physical Chemistry; Potassium
*  History
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August 31, 2004
September 8, 2004
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