Check eq. (32.4) by estimating the radioactive heat production rate using data from Table 20.6 Take the

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Check eq. (32.4)

O = 98CU + 26.5CTH + 0.0035Ck[µW/kg]


by estimating the radioactive heat production rate using data from Table 20.6

Half-life (y) Initial decay Average Subsequent decay chain Nuclide Crustal abundance (C) energy 238 U → 206 Ph + 8 a +


Take the fractional abundances of 235U, 40K to be 0.72%, 0.012%. Take the average energy release in 40K decay to be 0.71MeV.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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