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You have just discovered a new radioactive element! You nd that it rst undergoes an alpha...

You have just discovered a new radioactive element! You nd

that it rst undergoes an alpha decay followed by a beta decay.

During the alpha decay Q1 energy is released, and during the beta

decay Q2 energy is released. Find an expression for the mass of

the nal product after these two decays in terms of the released

energies, the mass of the parent nucleus, and the decay products.

For your physical representation you should draw diagrams of the

particles emitted in each decay with vectors representing their

velocities and labels for their kinetic energy. Hint: you should

use conservation of energy to nd the expression.

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genius_generous answered 2 years ago
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