Two sources of delayed neutrons in 235 U fission are the fission fragments 87 Br and 137

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Two sources of delayed neutrons in 235U fission are the fission fragments 87Br and 137I. Find the fraction of their decays that yield a neutron, and the half-life of each. Verify that the Q-value for the β-decay with neutron emission is positive.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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