Nuclear Binding Energy: A beryllium-8 nucleus at rest undergoes double alpha decay as follows:
The known atomic masses are:
What is the kinetic energy of each departing alpha particle? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c2)
A. 46 keV
B. 65 keV
C. 92 keV
D. 130 keV
E. 180 keV
Answer: A
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