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Question 1

Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 plus an alpha particle. The known masses are
He: 4.002603 u
Th:234.043583 u
U:238.050786 u
How much energy is released in this process? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2)
◦ 3.18 MeV
◦ 2.89 MeV
◦ 3.76 MeV
◦ 4.28 MeV
◦ 5.05 MeV

Question 2

Radium-226 decays into radon-222 plus an alpha particle. The relevant masses are
He:4.002603 u
Rn:222.017570 u
Ra:226.025402 u
How much energy is released in this process? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2)
◦ 3.76 MeV
◦ 5.39 MeV
◦ 4.24 MeV
◦ 4.87 MeV
◦ 5.05 MeV


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