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Which of the following is true about mass-energy changes in nuclear decay?
An isotope of mass number has a binding energy per nucleon of . What is the total energy released if of this isotope is formed from separated nucleons?
A nuclide undergoes decay. Which of the following changes occurs in the nucleus?
A graph of binding energy per nucleon against nucleon number shows it is approximately constant for nuclides with more than nucleons. What can be determined from this finding?
A radioactive sample initially has of isotope X. After hours, only remains. What is the half-life of the isotope?