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Consider the following decay: 23191 Pa →  22789 Ac + α. 23191 Pa has a mass of...

Consider the following decay: 23191 Pa →  22789 Ac + α. 23191 Pa has a mass of 231.035884 u, 22789 Ac has a mass of 227.0277521 u, and α has a mass of 4.002603 u.

Determine the disintegration energy (Q-value) in MeV.

Q =

Determine the KE of the daughter in MeV.

KED =

Determine the KE of the α particle in MeV & as a factor of Q.

KEα =
KEα = Q×

Determine the speed of the α particle in terms of c. For an α particle, Eo = 3.727 GeV/c2.

valpha = x c

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