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years. (b) What is a half-life period of a radioactive nuclide. How long will it take for a sample of 239Pu (t½=24, 119 y) to decay to 1/10 of its original amount?

years. (b) What is a half-life period of a radioactive nuclide. How long will it take for a sample of 239Pu (t½=24, 119 y) to decay to 1/10 of its original amount?

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years. (b) What is a half-life period of a radioactive nuclide. How long will it take for a sample of 239Pu (t½=24, 119 y) to decay to 1/10 of its original amount?
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