Curium 96 Cm 248 decays to plutonium 4 Pu244 emitting an a

Last updated: 6/3/2023

Curium 96 Cm 248 decays to plutonium 4 Pu244 emitting an a particle Assume that a particle was initially at the periphery of nucleus as shown in the following figure 94 e He Take the radius of spherical nucleus approximately equal to 1 31 x 10 14 m Assume that all the positive charge of the nucleus besides the a particle is at the centre of the nucleus Find the value of the ratio Initial PE of the a particle Q value of the reaction 95Cm248 248 072220 u 94Pu244 244 064100 u He 4 002603 u 1 u 931 MeV c rounded to nearest integer The masses involved in the decay are as follows