Ch.21 - Radioactivity & Nuclear Chemistry
Chapter 21, Problem 98
The nuclide 18F decays by both electron capture and b+ decay. Find the difference in the energy released by these two processes. The atomic masses are 18F = 18.000950 and 18O = 17.9991598.
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