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Radioactive decay A breeder reactor converts stable uranium-238 into the isotope plutonium-239. The decay of this isotope is given by
(a) At what rate is A(t) decaying at t = 24,101 years?
(b) At what rate is A(t) decaying after 1 year?
(c) Is the rate of decay at its half-life greater or less than after 1 year?
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