1. The half-life of Plutonium-239 is 24,100 years.  10 grams of Plutonium-239 were released in a nuclear accident.  How long will it take for the 10 grams to decay to 1 gram? 2. A tank with 100 liters of brine containing 50 kg of dissolved salt.  Pure water is allowed to run into the tank at the rate of 3 liters per minute.  Brine runs out of the tank at  the rate of 2 liters per minute.  The instantaneous concentration in the tank is kept uniform by stirring.  How much salt is in the tank at the end of one hour?

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1. The half-life of Plutonium-239 is 24,100 years.  10 grams of Plutonium-239 were released in a nuclear accident.  How long will it take for the 10 grams to decay to 1 gram?

2. A tank with 100 liters of brine containing 50 kg of dissolved salt.  Pure water is allowed to run into the tank at the rate of 3 liters per minute.  Brine runs out of the tank at  the rate of 2 liters per minute.  The instantaneous concentration in the tank is kept uniform by stirring.  How much salt is in the tank at the end of one hour?

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