Radium-226 decays as 22688Ra 22286Rn + 42He. If the 22688Ra nucleus is at rest before the

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Radium-226 decays as 22688Ra → 22286Rn + 42He. If the 22688Ra nucleus is at rest before the decay and the 22286Rn nucleus is in its ground state, estimate the kinetic energy of the a particle. (Assume that the 22286Rn nucleus takes away an insignificant fraction of the kinetic energy.)
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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