How Radioactive Is Your Banana?

Authors

David W. Ball, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2004

Publication Title

Journal of Chemical Education

Abstract

This exercise uses a banana to illustrate the level of radioactivity (in this case, from ⁴⁰K) in an everyday object.

Recommended Citation

Ball, D. W. How Radioactive Is Your Banana? J. Chem. Educ. 2004, 81, 1440.

DOI

10.1021/ed081p1440

Volume

81

Issue

10