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Question 1

Plutonium-239 is a component of waste from nuclear reactors and has a half-life of 24,100 years. If 5.00 g of Pu-239 was disposed of when you were born, what mass of the sample would remain on your 80th birthday?

◦ 4.99 g
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Question 2

Radon-222 has a half-life of 3.8 days. How long would it take for a sample to decay to 18% of its original mass?

◦ 9.4 days
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Reply 2 on: Mar 21, 2021
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