The isotope 235U decays by alpha emission with a half-life of 7.0 ( 108 y. It also

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The isotope 235U decays by alpha emission with a half-life of 7.0 ( 108 y. It also decays (rarely) by spontaneous fission, and if the alpha decay did not occur, its half-life due to spontaneous fission alone would be 3.0 ( 1017 y.
(a) At what rate do spontaneous fission decays occur in 1.0 g of 235U?
(b) How many 235U alpha-decay events are there for every spontaneous fission event?
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-1118230725

10th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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