(a) Write the nuclear equation for the –decay of uranium-238. (b) The following…

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Problem

(a) Write the nuclear equation for the

\alpha

–decay of uranium-238. (b) The following atomic masses are given:

^{238}\text{U}=238.050788\,\text{u}

^{234}\text{Th}=234.043593\,\text{u}

^{4}\text{He}=4.002603\,\text{u}

. Calculate the energy released in this decay in

\text{MeV}

. (c) Determine what percentage of the rest-mass energy of the parent nucleus is converted into the kinetic energy of the products in this decay.