Plutonium is extremely rare in natural ore deposits because it
A)is artificially created.
B)is chemically inert.
C)is a gas at room temperature.
D)has a tiny half-life compared with the age of Earth.
E)none of the above

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Plutonium has a half-life of only 24,000 years, which is tiny in comparison to the age of the Earth (4.54 billion years). This means that most of the plutonium that existed when the Earth formed has since decayed into other elements. Therefore, plutonium is extremely rare in natural ore deposits.

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