The energy released by alpha decay

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The energy released by alpha decay in a 500.0-g sample of 238 Pu is to be used to heat 4.50 kg (about 1 gallon) of water. Assuming all the energy released by the radioactive decay goes into heating the water, find how much the temperature of the water increases in 1 minute. Hint: you need to find the number of decays per minute.

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