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Plutonium-239 is used as the energy source for heart pacemakers and space probes. It dec...

Plutonium-239 is used as the energy source for heart pacemakers and space probes. It decays by alpha emission.

(a) Calculate in grams when one mole of Pu-239 decays.

(b) How much energy (in kilojoules) is given off by the decay of 2.00 mg of Pu-239?

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