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Engineering Physics · Q24

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Engineering and GATE · Engineering Physics · question 24

Q24

The disintegration energy is defined to be the difference in the rest energy between the initial and final states. Consider the following process: _94^240 Pu _92^236 U + _2^4 He The emitted α-particle has a kinetic energy 5.17 MeV. The value of the disintegration energy is

The disintegration energy is defined to be the difference in the rest energy between the initial and final states. Consider the following process:
The emitted α-particle has a kinetic energy 5.17 MeV. The value of the disintegration energy is
A.
5.26 MeV
Answer
B.
5.17 MeV
C.
5.08 MeV
D.
2.59 MeV

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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