A sample contains a mixture of 239Pu and 240Pu in unknown proportions. The activity of the...

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A sample contains a mixture of 239Pu and240Pu in unknown proportions. The activity of the mixedsample was found to be 4.35 x 107 dpm for a sample of0.125 mg of Pu. Calculate the weight % of each Pu isotopepresent

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Ans a mixture of 239Pu and 240Pu has a activity of 435 x 107 dpm for a sample of 0125mg of Pu the halflives of the isotopes are 244 x 104 and 658 x    See Answer
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