1. Plutonium-239 is used as the energy source for heart pacemakers and space probes. It decays by alpha emission. Calculate Am in grams when 1 mole of Pu-239 decays. How much energy in (kilojoules) is given off by the decay of 2 mg of Pu-239?

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