Consider the following decay: 223 Fr- 219 At + a. 223 Fr has a mass of 223.0197359 u, 219 At has a mass of 219.011162 u, 87 85 87 85 and a has a mass of 4.002603 u. Determine the disintegration energy (Q-value) in Mev. Q = 5.56 MeV Determine the KE of the daughter in Mev. КЕ, - 0.0998 МeV Determine the KE of the a particle in MeV & as a factor of Q. KE, = 5.46 MeV KEa = Qx 0.98201 Determine the speed of the a particle in terms of c. For an a particle, E, = 3.727 Gev. [NOTE: G stands for giga- which means 109 & M stands for mega- which means 106.] х хс Valpha = 1.6517

Consider the following decay: 223 Fr- 219 At + a. 223 Fr has a mass of 223.0197359 u, 219 At has a mass of 219.011162 u, 87 85 87 85 and a has a mass of 4.002603 u. Determine the disintegration energy (Q-value) in Mev. Q = 5.56 MeV Determine the KE of the daughter in Mev. КЕ, - 0.0998 МeV Determine the KE of the a particle in MeV & as a factor of Q. KE, = 5.46 MeV KEa = Qx 0.98201 Determine the speed of the a particle in terms of c. For an a particle, E, = 3.727 Gev. [NOTE: G stands for giga- which means 109 & M stands for mega- which means 106.] х хс Valpha = 1.6517

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Chapter31: Radioactivity And Nuclear Physics

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