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ADVANCED PHYSICS
Fourth Quarter
Week 4 - Day 1 and 2

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY

 Compute for the nuclear binding energy of a given particle.
 Identify the three type of decay.

OBJECTIVE
 Enumerate the three type of radioactive decay.
 Identify the result of a particle after subjecting into different typed of
decays.
 Calculate the mass defect, energy and the nuclear binding energy of a
given element.

WHAT’S IN

 Nuclear binding energy is the amount of energy that must be added to

break up a nucleus into its component protons and neutrons.
 Radioactivity is the spontaneous emission of a certain radiation by
substance said to be radioactive.

WHAT’S NEW

Activity 1. Find the Missing Me?

Directions: Fill in the table with the correct result of decay of the element listed on
the left.

Element Alpha Decay Beta Plus Decay Beta Minus Gamma Decay
Decay
238 234 4 238 0 0 238
92 U 1. 90 Th + 2 He 6. 91 Pa + 1β + 0V 11. 16. 92 U +ϒ
238 0 0
93 Np + β + V
−1 0
234 230 4 234
90 Th 2. 88 Ra + 2 He 7. 12. 17. 90 Th +ϒ
238 0 0 238 0 0
89 Ac + β + V
1 0 91 Pa + −1β + 0V
231
88 Ra 3. 227 4
86 Rn + 2 He 8. 13. 18. 231
88 Ra +ϒ
238
87 Fr + 01 β + 00V 238 0 0
89 Ac +−1 β + 0V
210 206 4 210
84 Po 4. 82 Pb + 2 He 9. 14. 19. 84 Po +ϒ
238 0 0 238 0 0
83 Bi + β + V
1 0 85 At + −1 β + 0 V
230 226
87 Fr 5. 85 At + 42 He 10. 15. 20.
230
87 Fr +ϒ
238 0 0 238 0 0
86 Rn + β + V
1 0 88 R a +−1 β + 0 V

WHAT’S MORE

Activity 1: What Do I Look Like!

Directions: Solve for the problems below and write your answers on the spaces after
each missing value.

1. Compute for the combined mass, mass defect, energy and nuclear binding energy in
Joules and MeV of a He atom with nuclear mass of 4.00151μ. (25 points)

a. Combined mass

b. Mass defect

c. Energy

d. Nuclear Binding energy in Joules

e. Nuclear Binding energy in MeV

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2. A litium isotope 3 Li has a nuclear mass of 7.016005 amu. Calculate the combined
mass, mass defect, energy, nuclear binding energy in Joules and MeV. (25 points)

a. Nuclear mass

b. Mass defect

c. Energy

d. Nuclear Binding energy in Joules

e. Nuclear Binding energy in MeV

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