Large radionuclides emit an alpha particle rather than
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Large radionuclides emit an alpha particle rather than other combinations of nucleons because the alpha particle has such a stable, tightly bound structure. To confirm this statement, calculate the disintegration energies for these hypothetical decay processes and discuss the meaning of your findings: (a) (b) (c) The needed atomic masses are 232Th 232.0381 u 3 He 3.0160 u 231Th 231.0363 u 4 He 4.0026 u 230Th 230.0331 u 5 He 5.0122 u 235U 235.0429 u
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