The americium nucleus 241/95Am Decays to a neptunium nucleus 237/93 Np, by emitting an alpha particle of

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The americium nucleus 241/95Am Decays to a neptunium nucleus 237/93 Np, by emitting an alpha particle of mass 4.00260u and kinetic energy 5.5 MeV estimate the mass of the neptunium nucleus, ignoring its recoil, given that the americium mass is 241.05682u.
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Conceptual Physics

ISBN: 978-0321568090

11th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt

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