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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.The known masses are Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 plus an alpha particle.The known masses are He: 4.002603 u Th: 234.043583 u U: 238.050786 u How much energy is released in this process? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>) 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.The known masses are He: 4.002603 u Th: 234.043583 u U: 238.050786 u How much energy is released in this process? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>) 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.The known masses are He: 4.002603 u Th: 234.043583 u U: 238.050786 u How much energy is released in this process? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>) A) 4.28 MeV B) 3.76 MeV C) 3.18 MeV D) 2.89 MeV E) 5.05 MeV
U: 238.050786 u
How much energy is released in this process? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2)


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

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