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Each isotope of plutonium has its own decay scheme. Plutonium-239 is the most widely used isotope, and it undergoes alpha decay into uranium-235 with a half-life of 2.41 x 104 years (24,100 years). A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on plutonium.

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