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37. Plutonium-239 The half-life of the plutonium isotope is 24,360 years. If 10 g of plutonium is released into the atmosphere by a nuclear accident, how many years will it take

for 80% of the isotope to decay?/n Assignment Instructions: Use Maple to help you solve and analyse the problem. Include at least! one relevant graph and a verbal analysis. It may take some experimentation and adjusting of the horizontal and vertical axis to get graphs that show the pertinent features. Treat this as a standalone report. Please include the problem statement, clearly labelled mathematical work, clearly labelled and relevant plots, and explanations for all (mathematical work, plots, and conclusions). For formatting within the Maple file, please include at the top your name and the problem number you are presenting. At the end of your Maple file, please include a paragraph sharing what you have learned and any difficulties you found (mathematically or with Maple). NOTE: There is only 1 question, to be done using Maple. Need the graph and analysis too. All the instructions must be followed. Need a paragraph at the end too. An example is attached in reference sections (do have a look to know how it should be done)

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