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    Radioactive Decay: Calculating Plutonium Amount & Age of Meteor

    Homework Statement A meteor contains 2.45kg of plutonium-239. It has a half-life of 24065 years. Calculate: a) The number of plutonium molecules currently present in the meteor (at. mass = 239.052) b) How long ago the meteor struck the Earth if originally it contained 10kg of plutonium...
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    Half Lives and Radioactive Decay

    Thank you both so much, understand 1 and 3 easily now. Question 2 is giving me grief!
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    Half Lives and Radioactive Decay

    Homework Statement 2. A meteor contains 6kg of molybdenum-93. Calculate: a) The number of molybdenum molecules currently present in the meteor. b) How long ago the meteor struck the Earth if the original amount contained 20kg of molybdenum.Homework Equations Answers: 2. a) 3.884x1022...
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