Two sources of delayed neutrons in 235U fission are- the fission fragments 8Br and 137I. Find the fraction of their decays that yield a neutron, and the half-life of each. Verify that the Q-value for the B-decay with neutron emission is positive.

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Two sources of delayed neutrons in 235U fission are
the fission fragments 87Br and 137I. Find the fraction
of their decays that yield a neutron, and the half-life
of each. Verify that the Q-value for the B-decay with
neutron emission is positive.
Transcribed Image Text:Two sources of delayed neutrons in 235U fission are the fission fragments 87Br and 137I. Find the fraction of their decays that yield a neutron, and the half-life of each. Verify that the Q-value for the B-decay with neutron emission is positive.
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