Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 45, Problem 32SP
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The complete equation for the decay of Plutonium-239 by alpha emission.
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Ch. 45 - Prob. 18SPCh. 45 - Prob. 19SPCh. 45 - Prob. 20SPCh. 45 - Prob. 21SPCh. 45 - Prob. 22SPCh. 45 - Prob. 23SPCh. 45 - Prob. 24SPCh. 45 - Prob. 25SPCh. 45 - Prob. 26SPCh. 45 - Prob. 27SP
Ch. 45 - Prob. 28SPCh. 45 - Prob. 29SPCh. 45 - Prob. 30SPCh. 45 - Prob. 31SPCh. 45 - Prob. 32SPCh. 45 - 45.33 [I] Plutonium-239 decays as in the previous...Ch. 45 - Prob. 34SPCh. 45 - Prob. 35SPCh. 45 - Prob. 36SPCh. 45 - Prob. 37SPCh. 45 - 38. Find the binding energy of , which has an...Ch. 45 - Prob. 39SPCh. 45 - Prob. 40SPCh. 45 - Prob. 41SPCh. 45 - Prob. 42SPCh. 45 - 43. Cesium-124 has a half-life of 31 s. What...Ch. 45 - Prob. 44SPCh. 45 - Prob. 45SPCh. 45 - Prob. 46SPCh. 45 - Prob. 47SPCh. 45 - 45.48 [II] Complete the notations for the...Ch. 45 - Prob. 49SPCh. 45 - Prob. 50SP
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