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Plutonium -240 (Pu-240) is a by-product of a nuclear reactor that takes place in a reactor, it takes one thousand years for 10.0% of 4.60 g sample to decay. A) What is the half-life of Pu-240 B) How long will it take to reduce a 2.00 gram sample to 15% of its original amount? C) What is the rate of decay of a 5.00 g sample in g/year?

Plutonium -240 (Pu-240) is a by-product of a nuclear reactor that takes place in a reactor, it takes one thousand years for 10.0% of 4.60 g sample to decay. A) What is the half-life of Pu-240 B) How long will it take to reduce a 2.00 gram sample to 15% of its original amount? C) What is the rate of decay of a 5.00 g sample in g/year?

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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Plutonium -240 (Pu-240) is a by-product of a nuclear reactor that takes place in a reactor, it takes one thousand years for 10.0% of 4.60 g sample to decay.

  1. A) What is the half-life of Pu-240
  2. B) How long will it take to reduce a 2.00 gram sample to 15% of its original amount?
  3. C) What is the rate of decay of a 5.00 g sample in g/year?
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