Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 43 - Energy from the Nucleus - Problems - Page 1330: 3

Answer

$$4.8 \mathrm{\ MeV} $$

Work Step by Step

The energy transferred is $$ \begin{aligned} Q &=\left(m_{U238}+m_{n}-m_{U239}\right) c^{2} \\ &=(238.050782 \mathrm{\ u}+1.008664 \mathrm{\ u}-239.054287 \mathrm{\ u})(931.5 \mathrm{\ MeV} / \mathrm{u}) \\ &=4.8 \mathrm{\ MeV} \end{aligned} $$
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