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Ch.20 - Nuclear Chemistry

Chapter 20, Problem 87b

The radioactive isotope 100Tc decays to form the stable iso-tope 100Mo. (b) Only one of the pathways is observed. Calculate the energy released by both pathways, and explain why only one is observed. Relevant masses are: 100Tc = 99.907 657, 100Mo = 99.907 48, electron = 0.000 548 6.

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