Different isotopes (versions) of the same element can have very different half-lives

Chapter 1, Problem 49

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Different isotopes (versions) of the same element can have very different half-lives. With t in years, the decay of plutonium-240 is described by the formula Q = Q0e 0.00011t , whereas the decay of plutonium-242 is described by Q = Q0e0.0000018t . Find the half-lives of plutonium-240 and plutonium-242

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