Taking into account the recoil (kinetic energy) of the daughter nucleus, calculate the kinetic energy K(alpha) of the alpha particle in the following decay of a 238U nucleus at rest. 238U⟶234Th+alpha K(alpha) = ? MeV

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A: The nuclear fusion reaction can be shown as, 4 H atoms →1 He atom   Given, the mass of the hydrogen…

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Nuclear Reactions

Nuclear reactions are processes in which the fundamental characteristics of a nucleus changes. They change into a completely different nucleus. These processes occur naturally in an unstable nucleus. Bombarding an energetic particle can induce nuclear reactions.  In this article, both the naturally occurring nuclear reactions are termed as radioactive decay and the induced nuclear reactions are further categorized as nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.