The rate of spontaneous fi ssion in 238U is 6.7 decays per second for each kg of uranium present. The remaining decays of the 238U nuclide are alpha decays. What is the probability that decay will occur by spontaneous fi ssion?

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Q: The mass defect of a nuclei A with a mass number of 97 is 1.236 amu. Estimate the total binding…

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Q: The mass defect of nuclei (213X ) is 1.686 amu. Estimate the total binding energy per nucleon in…

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Q: Calculate the mass defect of 237Np if the mass of this nuclide is 237.048 amu.

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Q: What is the binding energy per nucleon in an atom of 42Ca ? Use the following 20 atomic masses in…

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Q: Calculate the mass defect of 237Np if the mass of this nuclide is 237.048 amu.

A: We know that,Mass defect, ∆m=Zmp+me+A-Zmn-matom          equation 1where, Z, mp, me, mn, A and matom…

Q: 50Vhas one of the longest known radioactive half-lives. In a difficult experiment, a researcher…

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Q: Determine the binding energy and mass defect of Boron nuclide (A = 11, Z = 5). Note:  mass of…

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Q: The half-life of 131I is 8.04 days. (a) Convert the half-life to units of seconds.  s (b) What is…

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Q: The nuclide 238Np requires 4.2 MeV for fission. To remove a neutron from this nuclide requires an…

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Q: How much energy is released in the following fission process? 23592U + n→ 14156Ba +⁹236Kr+ 3n The…

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Q: is among the most tightly bound of all nuclides. It makes up more than 90% of natural iron. Note…

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Q: As a health physicist, you are being consulted about a spill in a radiochemistry lab. The isotope…

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Q: The mass defect of nuclei (177X ) is 1.733 amu. Estimate the total binding energy per nucleon in…

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Q: When 2041Ca ( Atomic Mass , 40.962278 u ) decays by electron capture, the disintegration energy is…

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Q: The 222Rn isotope has a half-life of 3.83 days. (a) Determine the decay constant (in s1) for this…

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Q: The naturally occurring radioactive isotope 232Th does not make good fission fuel, because it has an…

A: Atomic number of thorium is 90. Mass number of thorium is 232. So,No. of neutrons in 232Th90…

Q: A nuclei has a half-life of 2.80 days. If 122 mCi were prepared but had a delay of 8.0 days. How…

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Q: e half-life of 131I is 8.04 days. (a) Convert the half-life to seconds.  s (b) Calculate the decay…

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Q: In a nuclear reactor accident, the 137Cs (?1/2 = 30.2 years) nuclide is among the most problematic…

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Q: 1.5 The binding energy per nucléon for °Fe is 8.8 MeV per nucléon. Estimate the energy released per…

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Q: The half-life of 27Mg is 9.50 min. initially there were 3.70× 1012 27Mg nuclei present. How many…

A: Given: The half-life of 27Mg t1/2 = 9.50 min At t=0, the number of nuclei of 27Mg, N0 = 3.70× 1012…

Q: 0.1 mg of pure 23ºPu (emitting Alpha particles) was found to decay with an activity of 1.38 x 107…

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Q: If it is known that 87% of an initial radioactive sample remains after 3 days, what is the decay…

A: Given: The amount of radioactive decay is 87% of the initial amount. The time is 3 days.

Q: The isotope 238 U decays to 206Pb with a half-life of 4.47 x 10° y. (Although the decay occurs in…

A: Given:For U to Pb decay half time is TPb = 4.47×109 yearsinital U mass, Mi = 0.76 + 0.17 mg =…