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What quantity of energy would be produced as 2.00 kg of plutonium-238 undergoes a decay to...

What quantity of energy would be produced as 2.00 kg of plutonium-238 undergoes a decay to uranium-234? Round your answer to two significant figures.

238Pu isotopic mass                3.953 ´ 10-22g

234U isotopic mass                  3.886 ´ 10-22 g

a particle mass                       6.645 ´ 10-24 g

electron mass                         9.109 ´ 10-28 g

speed of light                         2.998 ´ 108 m/s

a.

2.4 ´ 1013 J

b.

3.5 ´ 1011 J

c.

6.2 ´ 10-10 J

d.

1.2 ´ 1013 J

e.

2.7 x 1012 J

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