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    A Beryllium-8 Nucleus at Rest Undergoes Double Alpha Decay as Follows
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A Beryllium-8 Nucleus at Rest Undergoes Double Alpha Decay as Follows

Question 68

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A beryllium-8 nucleus at rest undergoes double alpha decay as follows: A beryllium-8 nucleus at rest undergoes double alpha decay as follows:   Be →   He +   He The known atomic masses are:   He: 4.002603 u   Be: 8.005305 u What is the kinetic energy of each departing alpha particle? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>)  A) 46 keV B) 65 keV C) 92 keV D) 130 keV E) 180 keV
Be → A beryllium-8 nucleus at rest undergoes double alpha decay as follows:   Be →   He +   He The known atomic masses are:   He: 4.002603 u   Be: 8.005305 u What is the kinetic energy of each departing alpha particle? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>)  A) 46 keV B) 65 keV C) 92 keV D) 130 keV E) 180 keV
He + A beryllium-8 nucleus at rest undergoes double alpha decay as follows:   Be →   He +   He The known atomic masses are:   He: 4.002603 u   Be: 8.005305 u What is the kinetic energy of each departing alpha particle? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>)  A) 46 keV B) 65 keV C) 92 keV D) 130 keV E) 180 keV
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The known atomic masses are: A beryllium-8 nucleus at rest undergoes double alpha decay as follows:   Be →   He +   He The known atomic masses are:   He: 4.002603 u   Be: 8.005305 u What is the kinetic energy of each departing alpha particle? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>)  A) 46 keV B) 65 keV C) 92 keV D) 130 keV E) 180 keV
He: 4.002603 u A beryllium-8 nucleus at rest undergoes double alpha decay as follows:   Be →   He +   He The known atomic masses are:   He: 4.002603 u   Be: 8.005305 u What is the kinetic energy of each departing alpha particle? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>)  A) 46 keV B) 65 keV C) 92 keV D) 130 keV E) 180 keV
Be: 8.005305 u
What is the kinetic energy of each departing alpha particle? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2)


A) 46 keV
B) 65 keV
C) 92 keV
D) 130 keV
E) 180 keV

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