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Uranium-238 Decays into Thorium-234 Plus an Alpha Particle

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Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 plus an alpha particle. How much energy is released in this process? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c2, and the relevant mass values are Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 plus an alpha particle. How much energy is released in this process? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, and the relevant mass values are He: 4.002603 u Th: 234.043583 u U: 238.050786 u A) 4.28 MeV B) 3.76 MeV C) 3.18 MeV D) 2.89 MeV E) 5.05 MeV He: 4.002603 u Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 plus an alpha particle. How much energy is released in this process? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, and the relevant mass values are He: 4.002603 u Th: 234.043583 u U: 238.050786 u A) 4.28 MeV B) 3.76 MeV C) 3.18 MeV D) 2.89 MeV E) 5.05 MeV Th: 234.043583 u Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 plus an alpha particle. How much energy is released in this process? 1 u = 931.494 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, and the relevant mass values are He: 4.002603 u Th: 234.043583 u U: 238.050786 u A) 4.28 MeV B) 3.76 MeV C) 3.18 MeV D) 2.89 MeV E) 5.05 MeV U: 238.050786 u


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

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