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Why Is Strontium-90 an Especially Dangerous Radioactive Isotope

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Why is strontium-90 an especially dangerous radioactive isotope?


A) It has an exceptionally short half-life and rapidly settles to the ground when carried by winds.
B) It has exceptionally intense radioactivity and is a cause of sudden death in cows.
C) It is deposited in bones and teeth and is not readily eliminated from the human body.
D) All of these are correct.

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