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tonytx512 tonytx512
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In radioactive decay, If the parent nucleus was stationary, why do the daughter nucleus and the other particles emitted have to be in motion?
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The decay products have less mass than the parent. That mass is converted into energy. whatever mass that is not converted in photons are accounted for as kinetic energy of the particles - motion
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