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Consider the fission of ""_(92)^(238)U by fast neutrons. In one fission event, no neutrons are emitted and the final end products, after the beta decay of the primary fragments, are ""_(58)^(140)Ce and ""_(44)^(99)Ru. Calculate Q for this fission process. The relevant atomic and particle masses are m(""_(92)^(238)U) =238.05079 u m( ""_(58)^(140)Ce ) =139.90543 u m(""_(44)^(99)Ru ) = 98.90594 u

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Solution :`Q=[m(""_(92)^(228)U)+m(n)-m(""_(58)^(140)CE)-m(""_(44)^(99)RU)]c^(2)=231.1MeV`


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