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Radioactive plutonium-239 (t1/2 = 2.44 × 105 yr) is used in nuclear reactors and atomic bo...

Radioactive plutonium-239 (t1/2 = 2.44 × 105 yr) is used in nuclear reactors and atomic bombs. If there are 5.0 × 102 g of the isotope in a small atomic bomb, how long will it take for the substance to decay to 1.0 × 102 g, too small an amount for an effective bomb?

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