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Uranium-238 Decays into Thorium-234 Plus an Alpha Particle How Much Energy Is Released in This Process

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Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 plus an alpha particle. The known masses are
24He:4.002603u90224Th:234.043583u92238U:238.050786u\begin{array} { l l } { } _ { 2 } ^ { 4 } \mathrm { He } : & 4.002603 \mathrm { u } \\{ } _ { 90 } ^ { 224 } \mathrm { Th } : & 234.043583 \mathrm { u } \\{ } _ { 92 } ^ { 238 } \mathrm { U } : & 238.050786 \mathrm { u }\end{array}
How much energy is released in this process? (1u=931.5MeV/c2) \left( 1 \mathrm { u } = 931.5 \mathrm { MeV } / c ^ { 2 } \right)


A) 3.18MeV3.18 \mathrm { MeV }
B) 4.28MeV4.28 \mathrm { MeV }
C) 5.05MeV5.05 \mathrm { MeV }
D) 3.76MeV3.76 \mathrm { MeV }
E) 2.89MeV2.89 \mathrm { MeV }

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