Why is nuclear fission usually followed by B-decay?

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Q: 1.The half-life of an isotope is 5 years. What fraction of the isotope will remain after 20 years?

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Q: This exercise uses the radioactive decay model. The half-life of radium-226 is 1600 years. Suppose…

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Q: 5. Thorium-227 has a half-life of approximately 19 days. What percentage of an original amount of…

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Q: 1.Write the equations of the proton-proton reaction chain. See to it that the number of protons and…

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Q: What is the velocity of a 4- Mev alpha particle?

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