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Half-life period of Plutonium (Pu) |
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| Find half-life period of radioactive isotopes of different elements; find its decay type and list of particle emitted. Half-life is the time required for a quantity of radioactive element to reduce to half of its initial value. |
Half-life period of Plutonium (Pu)
| Element | Mass | Symbol | Decay Type | Half-Life |
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| Plutonium | 238 | 238Pu | Alpha decay (a) | 87.74 years | | Plutonium | 239 | 239Pu | Alpha decay (a) | 24,110 years | | Plutonium | 240 | 240Pu | Alpha decay (a) | 6,500 years | | Plutonium | 241 | 241Pu | Beta decay (ß-) | 14 years | | Plutonium | 242 | 242Pu | Alpha decay (a) | 373,000 years | | Plutonium | 243 | 243Pu | | 4.956 hours | | Plutonium | 244 | 244Pu | Alpha decay (a) | 80.8 million years |
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