Answer: (a) Calculate the energy released when an U-238
Chapter 19, Problem 19.85(choose chapter or problem)
(a) Calculate the energy released when an U-238 isotope decays to Th-234. The atomic masses are given by: U-238: 238.0508 amu; Th-234: 234.0436 amu; He-4: 4.0026 amu. (b) The energy released in (a) is transformed into the kinetic energy of the recoiling Th-234 nucleus and the particle. Which of the two will move away faster? Explain.
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