The half-life for Americium-241 is ______432 years__________. ?A smoke detector requires about 0.3 micrograms of Americium-241 to work properly. How many half-lives have passed after 100 years? ______.2315____________ HL ?If a particular smoke detector originally contains about 1 microgram of Americium-241, does it contain enough radioactive material to function properly after 100 years? Explain.

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The half-life for Americium-241 is ______432 years__________. ?
A smoke detector requires about 0.3 micrograms of Americium-241 to work properly.
How many half-lives have passed after 100 years? ______.2315____________ HL ?
If a particular smoke detector originally contains about 1 microgram of Americium-241, does it contain enough radioactive material to function properly after 100 years? Explain.

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