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Richie Smash
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Homework Statement
Nitrogen-17 emits a Beta particle to form an isotope of Oxygen.
Use the following data to find the expected energy of the Beta particle.
Mass of N-17 = 17.00845 u
Mass of O-17 = 16.99913 u
Mass of Beta particle = 0.00055 u
Unified mass unit (u) = 1.66 x 10-27kg
Speed of light = 3.00 x 108m s-1
Homework Equations
E=mc2
The Attempt at a Solution
I am aware that the energy can be calculated by E = mc2
But they have 3 different masses given, I'm unaware if I have to use simply the mass given for the Beta particle or have to do some calculation first...