A Uranium Nucleus (Mass 238 Units)at Rest Decays into a Helium

question 23

Multiple Choice

A uranium nucleus (mass 238 units) at rest decays into a helium nucleus (mass 4.0 units) and a thorium nucleus (mass 234 units) .If the speed of the helium nucleus is 5.5 × 10⁵ m/s,what is the speed of the thorium nucleus?

• A)9.4E+3 m/s
• B)3.2E+7 m/s
• C)3.4E+3 m/s
• D)9.4E+7 m/s
• E)1.9E-1 m/s

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Definitions:

P-value

A measure in statistical hypothesis testing that quantifies the evidence against a null hypothesis, with lower values indicating stronger evidence.

Sample Mean

The average of a set of observations or values taken from a sample of a population.

Population Mean

The average of all the values in a population, representing the central tendency of the population.

Alpha Level

The threshold of significance in hypothesis testing, below which the null hypothesis is rejected, commonly set at 0.05.