Americium-241 is widely used in smoke detectors. Calculate the amount of americium-241 consumed in a smoke detector (initially containing 2.80 µg of Am), in micrograms, that has been used for one year if the half-life is 433 years

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Writing and Balancing Nuclear Equations

A nuclear equation is a symbolic representation of a nuclear reaction using certain symbols. It is studied in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics.