Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1305: 53

Answer

The energy that is released in this decay is $~~1.21~MeV$

Work Step by Step

We can find the amount of "missing" mass: $\Delta m = 136.9071~u- 136.9058~u$ $\Delta m = 0.0013~u$ $\Delta m = (0.0013)~(1.66\times 10^{-27}~kg)$ $\Delta m = 2.158\times 10^{-30}~kg$ This mass is transformed into energy. We can find the energy that is released in this decay: $E = \Delta m~c^2$ $E = (2.158\times 10^{-30}~kg)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)^2$ $E = 1.94\times 10^{-13}~J$ $E = (1.94\times 10^{-13}~J)(\frac{1~eV}{1.6\times 10^{-19}~J})$ $E = 1.21\times 10^6~eV$ $E = 1.21~MeV$ The energy that is released in this decay is $~~1.21~MeV$
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