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Standard XII
Physics
Half Life and Average Life
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Question
Show that
230
92
U
does not decay be emitting a neutron or proton. Given:
M
(
230
92
U
)
=
230.033927
a
m
u
,
M
(
230
92
U
)
=
229.033496
a
m
u
,
M
(
229
92
P
a
)
=
229.032089
a
m
u
,
m
(
n
)
=
1.008665
a
m
u
,
m
(
p
)
=
1.007825
a
m
u
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Solution
For proton,
230
92
U
+
1
1
p
→
230
92
U
△
m
=
229.033496
−
230.033927
=
−
1.000431
∵
△
m
is negative so it does not decay be emitting a proton.
Similarly,
△
m
will be negative for neutron decay.
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