The americium nucleus, ^A m , decays to a

Chapter 36, Problem 36.59

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The americium nucleus, ^A m , decays to a neptuniumnucleus, 293Np, by emitting an alpha particle of mass4.00260 u and kinetic energy 5.5 MeV Estimate the mass ofthe neptunium nucleus, ignoring its recoil, given that theamericium mass is 241.05682 u.

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