Multiple Choice
Radium-226 decays into radon-222 plus an alpha particle. The relevant masses are He: 4.002603 u Rn: 222.017570 u Ra: 226.025402 u How much energy is released in this process? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2)
A) 4.24 MeV
B) 3.76 MeV
C) 4.87 MeV
D) 5.05 MeV
E) 5.39 MeV
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