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The isotope Pu-239 does. (It's actually about 24,100 years). Other isotopes of plutonium have a different half-life, and these vary (for the more common isotopes) from a few years to millions of years. A link can be found below.
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Why is plutonium radioactive?
No it does not. There are various types (isotopes) of plutonium. Plutonium 238, the weapons grade material, has a half life of 88 years. Meaning after 88 years half of the material has transforms into another element through radioactive decay. Plutonium-240 has a half life of ~80 Million years. But eventually all types of plutonium will decay into other elements. All radioactive elements will eventually decay into non-radioactive atoms given enough time.
If you had a 100 gram sample of plutonium how much would be left in 43 years?
The half life of the isotope 239Pu (the most known plutonium isotope) is 24,200 years; 43 years is practically nothing in comparison is 24,200 years so you would still have 100 grams.
Is plutonium magnetic?
Plutonium is only paramagnetic.
How long does it take plutonium to decompose?
depends on the type of waste, that determines its halflife. some waste will be safe in just a few decades, other types will take millions of years. if they would reprocess reactor nuclear waste so that uranium, plutonium, and other transuranics were recycled as fuel instead of staying in the waste; the remaining waste could be stored in a repository for 100 to 200 years and be safe after that.
Plutonium-240 decays according to the function Q(t)=Q 0 e^ -kt where Q represents the quantity remaining after t years and k is the decay constant 0.00011 ... To the nearest 10 years , how long will it take 36 grams of plutonium-240 to decay to 12 grams?
9,990 years
What is the halflife of plutonium 235?
The half life of plutonium-235 is 25,3(5) minutes.
What is the Life of weapons grade plutonium in a missile and does it go flat like petrol does?
The halflife of Plutonium-239 is 24,400 years. However this is long enough to allow plenty of time to changeout those parts before they affected the bomb. Other parts (e.g. explosives, neutron sources) will age faster.
What are the common uses for neptunium?
- intermediate in the preparation of plutonium 238 - in the instruments for the detection of high energy neutrons - possible use in the future as material for nuclear weapons - possible use in the future as nuclear fuel
Which element is poisoness when inhaled?
Plutonium is considered a very toxic element; it accumulates in the body without being easily metabolized or eliminated, doses as low as 5,000 total particles can be enough to increase the risk of cancer, and its half-life of 87 years is a good match for an average human lifetime. The halflife of Plutonium-239 is not 87 years, it is 24,200 years. I cannot find any isotope of plutonium with a halflife near 87 years, so I don't know where that came from.
What is pluton made of?
A very small amount of plutonium is found in nature. The majority of it is produced artificially.The majority of plutonium is made in nuclear reactors:uranium-238 captures a neutron, becoming uranium-239uranium-239 undergoes beta decay, becoming neptunium-239 (halflife 23.5 minutes)neptunium-239 undergoes beta decay, becoming plutonium-239 (halflife 2.33 days)plutonium is then chemically separated from the remaining uranium, neptunium, etc.
What is half life of plutonium?
The half life of plutonium-239 is 2,41.10e+4 years.
How much federal taxes are taken out on 25000 a year?
haw much federal take of 25000 a years
How many years is 25000 days?
Between 68 and 69 years.
How many years are equal to 25000 hours?
Approx 2.85 years.
When was Illadelph Halflife created?
Illadelph Halflife was created on 1996-09-24.
How much will it cost to study accounting4 years?
$$25000
How long ago did Altiar live?
25000 years.
