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Decay energy
The decay energy is the energy released by a nuclear decay.
The difference between the mass of the reactants and the mass of products is often written as Q:
- Q = (mass of reactants) - (mass of products)
This can be expressed as energy by Albert Einstein's famous formula E=mc².
Types of decay energy include
- External links : [1] http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/~cchieh/cact/nuctek/decayenergy.html
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