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Plutonium  239Pu is an unstable nuclei and decays with a half-life   τ= 2.4 × 104 years by producing smaller nuclei including an alpha particle. The alpha particle flux density (number of the alpha particles per unit area per unit time) near the surface of a large plate of  239Pu having thickness d= 1mm is n×1011. Find n.  Density of plutonium is p = 19800 kg/m³ and mass of an atom of  239Pu is m0=3.84 x 1025kg.

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Plutonium  239Pu is an unstable nuclei and decays with a half-life   τ= 2.4 × 104 years by producing smaller nuclei including an alpha particle. The alpha particle flux density (number of the alpha particles per unit area per unit time) near the surface of a large plate of  239Pu having thickness d= 1mm is n×1011. Find n.  Density of plutonium is p = 19800 kg/m³ and mass of an atom of  239Pu is m0=3.84 x 10−25kg.