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Q.

The nucleus of Th 90230 decays to  Ra 88226 and  He 24 with the emission of energy. If the original nucleus was at rest, the ratio of kinetic energies of He and Ra nuclei will be very nearly equal to:

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a

22

b

44

c

1132

d

113

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

If the original nucleus Th is at rest, i.e. if the momentum of the system before α-decay is zero, the total momentum after the decay will also be zero. Thus Ra and He will have equal and opposite momenta.

      mHevHe=-mRavRa

or       mHe2vHe2=mRa2vRa2   .......................(i)   

Now   K.E(He)K.E(Ra)=12mHevHe212mRavRa2

                           = mHevHe mRavRa2×mRamHe

                           = mRamHe=2264=1132               [use Eq.(i)]

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The nucleus of Th 90230 decays to  Ra 88226 and  He 24 with the emission of energy. If the original nucleus was at rest, the ratio of kinetic energies of He and Ra nuclei will be very nearly equal to: