Thermal energy from its radioactive decay

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Polonium-210 decays to the ground state of Lead-206 by the emission of a 5.305-MeV alpha-particle with a half-life of 138 days. What mass of Polonium-210 is needed to produce 1 MW of thermal energy from its radioactive decay?

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