Consider the decay

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Problem

Consider the decay 92238U→90234Th+24α{}_{92}^{238}\text{U} \rightarrow {}_{90}^{234}\text{Th} + {}_{2}^{4}\alpha . Calculate the energy released. (Binding energy per nucleon: U=7.57 MeV\text{U} = 7.57 \text{ MeV} ; Th=7.60 MeV\text{Th} = 7.60 \text{ MeV} ; He=7.07 MeV\text{He} = 7.07 \text{ MeV} .)

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