Electricity is generated in space vehicles from the heat produced by the radioactive decay of plutonium-238: 238 Pu 234U+He ->> The atomic masses of plutonium-238 and uranium- 234 are 238.049554 amu and 234.040946 amu, respectively. The mass of an alpha particle is 4.001506 amu. How much energy in kJ is released When 2.22 g of plutonium-238 decays to uranium-234? 1 g = 6.022 x 1023 amu 5.96 x 106 kJ 5.46 x 10⁹ kJ 3.28 x 106 kJ O 1.89 x 1012 kJ 6.27 x 107 kJ

Electricity is generated in space vehicles from the heat produced by the radioactive decay of plutonium-238: 238 Pu 234U+He ->> The atomic masses of plutonium-238 and uranium- 234 are 238.049554 amu and 234.040946 amu, respectively. The mass of an alpha particle is 4.001506 amu. How much energy in kJ is released When 2.22 g of plutonium-238 decays to uranium-234? 1 g = 6.022 x 1023 amu 5.96 x 106 kJ 5.46 x 10⁹ kJ 3.28 x 106 kJ O 1.89 x 1012 kJ 6.27 x 107 kJ

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Chapter2: Relativity Ii

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