Guest KAPOWW!! Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) Well all textbooks probably state something like this 'A Nucleus loses energy by radiation'I'm cool with that statement except the fact that all the excess BE or energy is lost only to the eg.alpha particle! and no mention of some being given to the new nucleus!Look at this for example:Mass Radium=226.0254uMass Radon=222.0176uMass Helium(Alpha)=4.002602uChange in mass=0.005198uEnergy equivalent=4.84MeVNote: Energy of alpha=5MeVResemblance of 4.84MeV to 5MeV-UncannySo this is going to say that the lost BE is all given to the alpha, WHY?(or am I supposed to consider 5-4.84 for the energy given to the new nucleus) Edited September 4, 2011 by KAPOWW!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 the energy is used by alpha as kinetic energy, so it can move and hit other particles and cause chain reactions. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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