What is the daughter nucleus of the decay? The Curiosity rover sent to explore the surface of
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What is the daughter nucleus of the decay?
The Curiosity rover sent to explore the surface of Mars has an electric generator powered by heat from the radioactive decay of \({ }^{238} \mathrm{Pu}\), a plutonium isotope that decays by alpha emission with a half-life of 88 years. At the start of the mission, the generator contained \(9.6 \times 10^{24}\) nuclei of \({ }^{238} \mathrm{Pu}\).
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College Physics A Strategic Approach
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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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