Answer to Question #259789 in Physics for Arvin Shopon

Question #259789

The Americium-241 isotope is used in fire alarms.

a) Write the decomposition equation.

b) Calculate the energy released during decomposition.

Expert's answer

The equation is

"^{241}_{95}\\text{Am}\u2192^{237}_{93}\\text{Np}+^{4}_{2}\\alpha."

The energy released is

"E=\\Delta mc^2=59\\text{ keV}."

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