Two radioactive substances A and B of mass numbers 200 and 212 respectively, shows spontaneous \(\alpha\)-decay with sam…
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Two radioactive substances A and B of mass numbers 200 and 212 respectively, shows spontaneous \(\alpha\)-decay with same Q value of 1 Me V. The ratio of energies of \(\alpha\)-rays produced by A and B is __________
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✓ Correct answer: c)
\(\frac{2597}{2600}\)
Explanation
For \(\alpha\)-decay, kinetic energy of the \(\alpha\)-particle is
\({K}_{\alpha }=\left(\frac{A-4}{A}\right)Q\)
For substance A with mass number 200:
\({K}_{\alpha 1}=\frac{196}{200}Q\)
For substance B with mass number 212:
\({K}_{\alpha 2}=\frac{208}{212}Q\)
Therefore,
\(\frac{{K}_{\alpha 1}}{{K}_{\alpha 2}}=\frac{196}{200}\cdot \frac{212}{208}=\frac{2597}{2600}\)
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