Plutonium-239 (produced in breeder reactors has a half-life of 24,100 years. How long
will it take for a sample of plutonium-239 to decay to 0.100% of its original value?
Plutonium-239
T½ = 24,100 years
From 100% to 0.100% (change to decimal)
1/.1=10
x 24,100 yrs
= 241,000 years
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