A Carbon-14 Nucleus Decays to a Nitrogen-14 Nucleus by Beta-Minus

question 118

Multiple Choice

A carbon-14 nucleus decays to a nitrogen-14 nucleus by beta-minus decay.How much energy (in MeV) is released if carbon-14 has a mass of 14.003242 u and nitrogen-14 has a mass of 14.003074 u? (1 u = 931.5 MeV/c²)

• A)0.0156 MeV
• B)0.156 MeV
• C)1.56 MeV
• D)15.6 MeV

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