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A certain radioactive nucleus emits a gamma ray with an energy of 0.186 MeV.
Calculate the mass lost by the nucleus during the decay process.
7 years ago

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bobpursley
E=mc^2
.186e6 ev* 1.60218e-19j/ev=m*3e8m/s

solve for m in kg
7 years ago

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