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Radium-226 Decays into Radon-222 Plus an Alpha Particle

Question 59

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Radium-226 decays into radon-222 plus an alpha particle. How much energy is released in this process? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c2, and the relevant mass values are Radium-226 decays into radon-222 plus an alpha particle. How much energy is released in this process? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, and the relevant mass values are   He: 4.002603 u   Rn: 222.017570 u   Ra: 226.025402 u A)  4.24 MeV B)  3.76 MeV C)  4.87 MeV D)  5.05 MeV E)  5.39 MeV He: 4.002603 u Radium-226 decays into radon-222 plus an alpha particle. How much energy is released in this process? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, and the relevant mass values are   He: 4.002603 u   Rn: 222.017570 u   Ra: 226.025402 u A)  4.24 MeV B)  3.76 MeV C)  4.87 MeV D)  5.05 MeV E)  5.39 MeV
Rn: 222.017570 u Radium-226 decays into radon-222 plus an alpha particle. How much energy is released in this process? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, and the relevant mass values are   He: 4.002603 u   Rn: 222.017570 u   Ra: 226.025402 u A)  4.24 MeV B)  3.76 MeV C)  4.87 MeV D)  5.05 MeV E)  5.39 MeV
Ra: 226.025402 u


A) 4.24 MeV
B) 3.76 MeV
C) 4.87 MeV
D) 5.05 MeV
E) 5.39 MeV

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