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25 July, 17:26

The half-life of plutonium-238 is 87.7 years. What percentage of the atoms in a sample of plutonium-238 will remain radioactive after 263.1 years?

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  1. 25 July, 17:36
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    the first blank is 12.5, the second one is 87.5
  2. 25 July, 17:42
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    263.1 is exactly three half-life, so the remaining portion is (1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2) of the original sample. That's 1/8 which is 12.5%.
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