Multiple Choice
Nuclear binding energy: Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 plus an alpha particle. How much energy is released in this process? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c2, and the relevant mass values are
He: 4.002603 u
Th: 234.043583 u
U: 238.050786 u
A) 4.28 MeV
B) 3.76 MeV
C) 3.18 MeV
D) 2.89 MeV
E) 5.05 MeV
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