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Cobalt-60 γ rays average 1.25 MeV, while those of 137 Cs are 0.67 MeV and are less penetrating.
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Thus, if a heavy nucleus splits in half, then about 1 MeV per nucleon, or approximately 240 MeV per fission, is released.
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Calculate the energy output of the reaction in MeV.
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Electrons used for food irradiation are accelerated to energies up to 10 MeV.
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They found that the bombardment of californium with boron ions released α particles which had an energy of 8.6 MeV and decayed with a half-life of 8 ± 2 seconds.
From A Brief History of Element Discovery, Synthesis, and Analysis by Watson, Glen W.
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