Solved: The radioactive element radium (Ra) decays by a

Chapter 36, Problem 36.107

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The radioactive element radium (Ra) decays by a process known as alpha decay, in which the nucleus emits a helium nucleus. (These high-speed helium nuclei were named alpha particles when radioactivity was first discovered, long before the identity of the particles was established.) The reaction is 226 Ra S 222 Rn + 4 He, where Rn is the element radon. The accurately measured atomic masses of the three atoms are 226.0254 u, 222.0176 u, and 4.0026 u. How much energy is released in each decay? (The energy released in radioactive decay is what makes nuclear waste hot.)

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