A carbon-14 nucleus decays to a nitrogen-14 nucleus by beta decay. How much energy (in MeV) is released if carbon-14 has a mass of 14.003242 u and nitrogen-14 has a mass of 14.003074 u?

A)

0.00157 MeV
B)

0.0157 MeV
C)

0.157 MeV
D)

1.57 MeV
E)

15.7 MeV


C

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