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Thorium-232 has an atomic mass of 232.038055 u. It decays by alpha emission into radium-228, which has an atomic mass of 228.031070 u. A helium-4 atom has 4.002603 u. Use 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c². How much energy is released in the decay?
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High School (11–12)
Modern Physics
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Thorium-232 has an atomic mass of
232.038055
232.038055
232.038055
u. It decays by alpha emission into radium-228, which has an atomic mass of
228.031070
228.031070
228.031070
u. A helium-4 atom has
4.002603
4.002603
4.002603
u. Use
1
u
=
931.494
MeV
/
c
2
1\ \text{u} = 931.494\ \text{MeV}/c^2
1
u
=
931.494
MeV
/
c
2
. How much energy is released in the decay?
0.0044
MeV
0.0044\ \text{MeV}
0.0044
MeV
4.08
MeV
4.08\ \text{MeV}
4.08
MeV
4.38
MeV
4.38\ \text{MeV}
4.38
MeV
3732
MeV
3732\ \text{MeV}
3732
MeV
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