Plutonium-238, An $\alpha$ Emitter and a Compact Heat Source, Has a Half-Life of a Half-Life

question 159

Multiple Choice

Plutonium-238, an $\alpha$ emitter and a compact heat source, has a half-life of 86 years.Coupled with a PbTe thermoelectric device, it is used as a very reliable electrical energy source for cardiac pacemakers.If 100.0 grams of 238Pu 238.0495 g/mol) were used in a pacemaker, how many $\alpha$ particles would it produce in 10 years?( 1 mole = 6.02 * 10²³ atoms)

• A)6.02 * 10²³
• B)3.01 * 10²³
• C)3.01* 10²²
• D)2.33 * 10²³
• E)1.96 *10²²

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