55. Let M

Cs

be the mass of one atom of

137

55

Cs and M

Ba

be the mass of one atom of

137

56

Ba. To obtain the

nuclear masses, we must subtract the mass of 55 electrons from M

Cs

and the mass of 56 electrons from

M

Ba

. The energy released is Q = [(M

Cs

− 55m) − (M

Ba

− 56m) − m] c

2

, where m is the mass of an

electron. Once cancellations have been made, Q = (M

Cs

− M

Ba

)c

2

is obtained. Therefore,

Q = [136.9071 u

− 136.9058 u] c

2

= (0.0013 u)c

2

= (0.0013 u)(931.5 MeV/u) = 1.21 MeV .

Document Outline

• Main Menu
• Chapter 1 Measurement
• Chapter 2 Motion Along a Straight Line
• Chapter 3 Vectors
• Chapter 4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
• Chapter 5 Force and Motion I
• Chapter 6 Force and Motion II
• Chapter 7 Kinetic Energy and Work
• Chapter 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
• Chapter 9 Systems of Particles
• Chapter 10 Collisions
• Chapter 11 Rotation
• Chapter 12 Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum
• Chapter 13 Equilibrium and Elasticity
• Chapter 14 Gravitation
• Chapter 15 Fluids
• Chapter 16 Oscillations
• Chapter 17 Waves—I
• Chapter 18 Waves—II
• Chapter 19 Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
• Chapter 20 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
• Chapter 21 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
• Chapter 22 Electric Charge
• Chapter 23 Electric Fields
• Chapter 24 Gauss’ Law
• Chapter 25 Electric Potential
• Chapter 26 Capacitance
• Chapter 27 Current and Resistance
• Chapter 28 Circuits
• Chapter 29 Magnetic Fields
• Chapter 30 Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
• Chapter 31 Induction and Inductance
• Chapter 32 Magnetism of Matter: Maxwell’s Equation
• Chapter 33 Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current
• Chapter 34 Electromagnetic Waves
• Chapter 35 Images
• Chapter 36 Interference
• Chapter 37 Diffraction
• Chapter 38 Special Theory of Relativity
• Chapter 39 Photons and Matter Waves
• Chapter 40 More About Matter Waves
• Chapter 41 All About Atoms
• Chapter 42 Conduction of Electricity in Solids
• Chapter 43 Nuclear Physics
  • 43.1 - 43.10
    • 43.1
    • 43.2
    • 43.3
    • 43.4
    • 43.5
    • 43.6
    • 43.7
    • 43.8
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    • 43.10
  • 43.11 - 43.20
    • 43.11
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    • 43.14
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    • 43.18
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    • 43.20
  • 43.21 - 43.30
    • 43.21
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    • 43.25
    • 43.26
    • 43.27
    • 43.28
    • 43.29
    • 43.30
  • 43.31 - 43.40
    • 43.31
    • 43.32
    • 43.33
    • 43.34
    • 43.35
    • 43.36
    • 43.37
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    • 43.40
  • 43.41 - 43.50
    • 43.41
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    • 43.50
  • 43.51 - 43.60
    • 43.51
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    • 43.55
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    • 43.60
  • 43.61 - 43.70
    • 43.61
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    • 43.64
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    • 43.67
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    • 43.70
  • 43.71 - 43.80
    • 43.71
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  • 43.81 - 43.88
    • 43.81
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    • 43.87
    • 43.88
• Chapter 44 Energy from the Nucleus
• Chapter 45 Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang