Multiple Choice
Nuclear binding energy: 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
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
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