Americium-241 is the most common isotope of americium. It is commonly found in ionization type smoke detectors and is a potential fuel for long-lifetime radioisotope thermoelectric generators. It decays to Neptunium-237 by alpha emission. How much energy (in joules) is given off by the decay? 1.661x10-24 g.) (235 Am 241.056 amu; 233Np = 237.048 amu; He = 4.0026 amu; 1 amu Hint: 235 Am →>> 233Np + 2He + y = O -8.06x10-11 J O -8.07x10-15 J O-8.07x10-12 J O-8.07x10-13 J =

Americium-241 is the most common isotope of americium. It is commonly found in ionization type smoke detectors and is a potential fuel for long-lifetime radioisotope thermoelectric generators. It decays to Neptunium-237 by alpha emission. How much energy (in joules) is given off by the decay? 1.661x10-24 g.) (235 Am 241.056 amu; 233Np = 237.048 amu; He = 4.0026 amu; 1 amu Hint: 235 Am →>> 233Np + 2He + y = O -8.06x10-11 J O -8.07x10-15 J O-8.07x10-12 J O-8.07x10-13 J =

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