Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 32 - Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Radiation - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 1152: 25

Answer

(a) $Cu_{29}^{66}$ (b) $0.2MeV$

Work Step by Step

(a) We can find the required nucleus as follows: As it is $\beta ^-$ emission, so $Z=28-(-1)=29$ This atomic number shows that the required element is copper, denoted by Cu. It can be represented as $Cu^{66}_{29}$. (b) We can find the required energy as $E=|\Delta m|c^2$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $E=(65.9291u-65.9289u)(\frac{931.5MeV/c^2}{1u})c^2=0.2MeV$
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