One gram of pure, radioactive radium produces 130 J of energy per hour due to radium decay only and has an activity of 1.0 Ci. Determine the average energy in electron volts released by each radioactive decay.
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First, we need to convert the energy produced per hour to energy produced per second. There are 3600 seconds in an hour, so: Energy produced per second = 130 J/hour * (1 hour / 3600 seconds) = 0.0361 J/s Show more…
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