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(a) The radioisotope 40K constitutes 0.0117% of naturallyoccurring potassium and has a half life of 1.28´109 years.Calculate the activity of a 1.00 kg sample of potassium chloride(KCl). You may assume that 40K is the only radioisotope present inthe sample. A mole of potassium chloride has a mass of 74.55 g

Hint: You will need to calculate the number of 40K atoms in thesample.Type or paste question here

(b) The plutonium batteries in Voyager 1 had a power output of470 W when the spacecraft was launched in 1977. After how manyyears following launch will the power output have dropped to 300W?

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This is a question from Radioactivity of Nuclear PhysicsFrom the mass of potassium chloride given isolate the mass ofpotassium available Given    See Answer
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