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Q: One of the dangers of radioactive fallout from a nuclear bomb is its 90Sr, which decays with a…

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Q: The material that formed the earth was created in a supernova explosion approximately 6 billion…

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Q: 252 Cf→ 106 Nb+? + 4n

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Q: In stars, fusion continues beyond H+H = He. As the star converts to a majority of He, what other…

A: In a star, initially, the hydrogen atoms from hydrogen gas combineaccording to the pp chain for He…

Q: Two radioactive samples, X, Y have the same number of atoms at t = 0. Their half lives are 3h and 4h…

A: The formula of the radioactivity is  R = Ro e-0.693 tT where, Ro is the initial activity, t is the…

Q: The table shows two isotopes of potassium and two isotopes of calcium. 39K 42K Stable B-decay…

A: GivenMass of electron (me) = 0.000549 uMass of proton (me) = 0.000549 uMass of neutron (me) =…

Q: The nucleus (15 8) O has a half-life of 122.2 s; (19 8) O has a half-life of 26.9 s. Assume that at…

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Q: Identify the unknown particles X and X' in the following nuclear reactions. (In parts (a) and (b),…

A: Given particle X and X' We have to find missing product or reactant  in(a) and (b) Your answer is…

Q: Identify X in the following nuclear reactions: (a) H + °Be →X+n; (b)12C + 1H X; (c)15N+4H-4He +X.…

A: In nuclear reaction atomic number ( nuclear charge ) and mass number remains conserved.

Q: The following nuclei have induced fission critical energies as listed below. From these data,…

A: We need to determine if the target Nucleus is fissile or fissionable.

Q: The reactor incident in Chernobyl in 1986 was caused by operating errors. The moderator materials…

A: Given that:Half life,T12=30 yearsTime spent, t=36 yearsAlso, Cs55137   is a β emitter

Q: Q3: by-product of some fission reactors is the isotope 2Pu, which is an alpha emitter with a…

A: Given, the sample is P94239u the initial mass of the sample is Mo=1kg half-life of P94239u is…

Q: The nucleus (15 8) O has a half-life of 122.2 s; (19 8) O has a half-life of 26.9 s. Assume that at…

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Q: Identify the unknown particle X in the following nuclear reaction equations. (Enter your answers in…

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Q: The H isotope of hydrogen, which is called tritium (because it contains three nucleons), has a…

A: When there is an unbalance in the number of protons and neutrons inside an atomic nucleus they…

Q: A (ə) ?H + H - x + n 4 2He o He 3 3 H. A (b) ?H+ 스x → 글He + bn O He Не 3 Не 2 He 3 1 O H

A: a) Answer is H24e The unknown mass number is 2+3=A+1A=5-1=4 The unknown atomic number is 1+1=Z+0Z=2…

Q: In a piece of rock from the Moon, the 87 Rb content is assayed to be 1.82 × 1010 atoms per gram of…

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Q: Find the energy released in the fission reaction

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Q: Two radioactive elements A & B have initially activity 10 curie & 20 curie respectively. If A has…

A: Two radioactive elements A & B have initially activity 10 curie & 20 curie respectively. If…

Q: 2H is a loosely bound isotope of hydrogen. Called deuterium or heavy hydrogen, it is stable but…

A: The binding energy (B) per nucleon of deuterium can be calculated using the following…

Q: In the reaction n+ 12C → a ±? , what is the product nucleus?

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Q: Complete the following nuclear reactions: (a) ? + '4N → H + !O (b){Li+ }H→$He + ? (b) ¿Li + }H→¿He +…

A: While balancing the Nuclear reactions, the sum of the mass numbers of the reactants equals the sum…

Q: How many neutrons are emitted when Uranium-238 (Z=92) is bombarded with a deuteron (2H) to produce…

A: Deuteron has 1 atomic number and 2 atomic mass.  when Uranium-238 (Z=92) is bombarded with a…

Q: Two nuclei having atomic numbers Z1 and Z2 approach each other with a total energy E. (a) When they…

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Q: Consider the deuterium–tritium fusion reaction with the tritium nucleus at rest:…

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Q: The isotope palladium-112 undergoes beta decay. Write the reaction equation and determine the…

A: Concept: In beta decay, parent nucleus changes to daughter nucleus and a beta particle (electron)…

Q: By considering the general conditi nucleus 229Th will decay and decid a or ß emission. 90 The atomic…

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Q: Fill in the missing isotope for the following decay process. ¹4C ?+e+v 6

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Q: onsider the decay scheme RaE →→ RaF ✨ Ra- ample of RaE weighs 5 × 10-¹0 g at time t = 0. alculate…

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Q: Consider two 3^He and 4^He isotopes of helium (Z=2) (d) Explain whether the fusion reaction of 3^He…

A: The given reaction is 3He+4He→7Be Mass of 3He, M(3He) = 3.016029 u Mass of 4He, M(4He) = 4.002603 u…

Q: Only two stable nuclei have Z>N. (a) What are these nuclei? (b) Why don't more nuclei have Z> N?

A: The nucleus of an atom is made of protons and neutrons. They are held together by the strong nuclear…

Q: The formation of helium nucleus, from the fusion process of two deuterium nuclei is shown as below:…

A: Introduction: Fusion is a process of combining two small nuclei to form bigger one. Standard Data…

Q: Tritium has a half - life of 12.33 years. What fraction of the nuclei in a tritium sample will…

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Q: Tritium has a half-life of 12.33 years. What fraction of the nuclei in a tritium sample will remain…

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Q: Elements that appear in the same column of the periodic table often share similar chemical…

A: The radius of Ca+ ion is 0.1259m.The answer of the other part is given in the…

Q: A fusion reaction that has been considered as a source of energy is the absorption of a proton by a…

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Q: 239 Pu 94 4X + He

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Q: b) Complete the following decay reaction by identifying both the temporary nucleus (??) and the end…

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Q: Uless stable than carbon-12 Why is the uranium-238 nucleus nucleus (12C? Give an explanation by…

A: According to Coulomb’s law, the two like charges (protons) repel each other. Inside a nucleus,…

Half Life

The concept of Half Life has numerous practical applications some of them includes figuring out the effective drug dosage to finding out when a radioactive becomes safe to use. If you look for a career in Nuclear Physics you will need this concept.