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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
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Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
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30-1: Nuclear Properties
30-2: Binding Energy
30-3 to 30-7: Radioactive Decay
30-8 to 30-11: Half-Life, Decay Rates, Decay Series, Dating

Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 21
Q
  1. Show that the nucleus 48Be{^{8}_{4}\textrm{Be}} (mass = 8.005305 u) is unstable and will decay into two α\alpha particles.
  2. Is 612C{^{12}_{6}\textrm{C}} stable against decay into three α\alpha particles? Show why or why not.
A
  1. Negative binding energy means 48Be{}^8_4Be is unstable
  2. A positive binding energy means 612C{}^{12}_6C is stable against decay to 24He{}^4_2He
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