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Pu decays by alpha emission. The isotope's half-life is 2.4 x 10(exponent 4) yr. How many alpha particles are emitted per second by 25mg of Pu?
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Solution:
Here initial amount N0 = 25 mg
First we calculate amount disintegrated in 1 second
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