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Using the Table of Atomic Masses calculate the Q-value for the following decay reaction.    238/92...

Using the Table of Atomic Masses calculate the Q-value for the following decay reaction.

   238/92 ? → 234/90 ?ℎ +? +?

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For alpha decay we can define the Q value as,

Q = -931.5 ( + - )

= 4.002603 u

= 238.0507785 u (238/92 ? )

   = 234.043594 u (234/90 ?ℎ)

Q = -931.5* (234.043594 +4.002603 - 238.0507785)

   Q = 4.274 MeV

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