Americium-241 is widely used in smoke detectors. The radiation released by this element ionizes particles that are then detected by a charged-particle collector. The half-life of 241 Am is 433 years, and it decays by emitting a particles. How many a particles are emitted each second by a 16.0-g sample of241 Am? particles/s

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