Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1302: 8f

Answer

The percentage deviation is $~~0.73~\%$

Work Step by Step

We can find the percentage deviation for $^{239}Pu$: $\frac{M_{app}-M}{M}~\times 100\%$ $= \frac{A~m_p-239.052 157~u}{239.052 157~u}~\times 100\%$ $= \frac{(239)(1.673\times 10^{-27}~kg)-(239.052 157)(1.660538782\times 10^{-27}~kg)}{(239.052 157)(1.660538782\times 10^{-27}~kg)}~\times 100\%$ $= 0.73~\%$ The percentage deviation is $~~0.73~\%$
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