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Uranium-238 Decays into Thorium-234 Plus an Alpha Particle 24{}^{4}_{2} He: 4002603 U

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Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 plus an alpha particle.The known masses are 24{}^{4}_{2} He: 4.002603 u 90224Th^{224}_{90} Th : 234.043583 u 92238U^{238}_{92} U : 238.050786 u How much energy is released in this process? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2)


A) 4.28 MeV
B) 3.76 MeV
C) 3.18 MeV
D) 2.89 MeV
E) 5.05 MeV

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