a. Compute the binding energy of the reactants and of the products in the nuclear fusion reaction 2H + 6LiS 4He + 4Heb. What is the change in binding energy per nucleon in this reaction?

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A: Given: The mass of radium is No=100 mg. The reduced radium mass is N(t)=96 mg. Let λ is the decay…

Q: b. The half life of radio-active isotopes is 140 days. How many days would it take for the activity…

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Q: n the following reaction, which type of decay is occurring 1377 56 Ba 137Ba+ -> 56 beta minus beta…

A: In the above decay Barium (Ba) has atomic number 56 and atomic mass 137.

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Q: Sodium-24 is a radioisotope used for examining circulation. a. Write a balanced nuclear equation for…

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Q: a) Write a balanced nuclear reaction for the alpha decay of 222Rn. b) The half-life of 222Rn is…

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Q: A- Determine the mass of nucleons and electron by atomic mass unit?

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Q: Graph of average binding energy per nucleon, MeV (y axis) against nucleon number, A (x axis)

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Q: Samarium-153, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of approximately 48 hours, is used to treat…

A: Given, Half life, T1/2=48hours=2 days

Q: B. Using a periodic table, write the nuclear equations for the following radioactive decay series.…

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Q: a) a tumor is injected with 0.4 grams of Iodine-125, which has a decay rate of 1.15% per day. to the…

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Q: a) Natural potassium contains 40K , which has a half-life of 1.277×109 years. What mass of 40K in a…

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Q: (b) Consider the nuclear decay 'Pu → 12 U +a. The half-life for this decay is 24,120 years. Assume…

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Q: (a) Calculate the energy released in the α decay of 238U . (b) What fraction of the mass of a single…

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Q: How much energy (in MeV) is released in the following nuclear reaction? 'n+ U → Ba+ Kr +3,n 92 56…

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Q: a. Compute the binding energy of the reactants and of the products in the nuclear fusion reaction…

A: (a) Binding energy of 3H:    B.E3H=mH+2mn-M3Hc2  =1.007825+2×1.008665-3.016049×931.5  =8.48 MeV…

Q: What is the binding energy per nucleon of 262Bh? The mass of the atom is 262.1231 u.

A: The equation for the binding energy is given by,

Q: (a) Write the complete α decay equation for 249 Cf . (b) Find the energy released in the decay.

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Q: A radioactive sample contains 3.50 μg of pure 11 C, which has a half-life of 20.4 min. (a) How many…

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Q: a) What is the decay constant of fluorine-17 if its half-life is known to be 66.0 s? = b) How long…

A: Given value---  Half life time of F-17 (t 1/2) = 66 sec. We have to find---  What is the decay…

Q: A.) Natural potassium contains 40K, which has a half-life of 1.277 ✕ 109 y. What mass of 40K in a…

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Q: a) What is the decay constant of fluorine-17 if its half-life is known to be 66.0 s? λ = b) How…

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Q: is the binding energy per nucleon of 214/82???

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Q: b. A student has an 80 g sample of a radioactive material that has a half-life of 20 seconds. How…

A: Given: The initial amount of the radioactive sample is 80 g. The half lifetime is 20 s.

Q: (a) For the nuclei N N and O, determine the difference in binding energy per nucleon (in MeV). (Let…

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Q: What is the ratio of the binding energy per nucleon of nitrogen N to helium He nuclei. (Please just…

A: The following standard values are taken for analysis, The mass of proton is mp=1.00783 u. The mass…

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Q: A) Calculate the total binding energy of the nuclei of 31P (of atomic mass 30.973907 uu ). Express…

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Q: •12 The electric potential energy of a uniform sphere of charge q and radius r is given by 3д U = 20…

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Q: (a) For the nuclei B and C, determine the difference in binding energy per nucleon (in MeV). (Let…

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Q: (a) For the nuclei B and C, determine the difference in binding energy per nucleon (in MeV). (Let…

A: To calculate the difference in binding energy per nucleon ( in MeV ) for B511 and C611.

Q: The binding energy for a nucleus containing Z protons and N neutrons is defined as c²[ZMµ + Nm-ŽM]…

A: Required : Mass defect for the Helium atom.

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.