Answer:
a). The energy released by the alpha decay of 222 Rn is to 218 Po :
= 5.596 MeV
b).The energy of the alpha particle is 5.5 MeV
c) The recoil energy of Po = 0.096 MeV
Explanation:
The equation for the alpha decay of Rn to Polonium is:

The energy of the decay process can be calculated using:

= Change in the mass
Mass of Po = 218.008965 u
Mass of He = 4.002603 u
Mass of Rn = 222.017576 u
= mass of Po + mass of He - mass of Rn
= 4.002603 + 218.008965-222.017576
= - 0.006008


= -5.596 MeV
<u><em>The negative sign means energy is released during the process.</em></u>
b) The energy of the alpha particle is :



= 5.494 MeV
= 5.5 MeV
c).
Recoil energy: When the parent nucleus is at rest before the decay then , there must be the some recoil of daughter nucleus to conserve the momentum.This is termed as recoil energy.
<u><em>The energy of the recoil polonium atom :</em></u>
The formula for recoil energy is :
<em>The total energy - the kinetic energy</em>
<em>= 5.596 - 5.5 </em>
<em>= 0.096 MeV</em>
Answer:
Triglycerides are actually fats made from condensation of fatty acids and glycerol, and used in making soap because it readily reacts caustic alkali and precipitates soap molcules while glycerol is the produced alongside
Explanation:
Triglycerides are made when 3 molecules of fatty acids condenses with one molecule of glycerol having 3-sites of OH where the condensation takes place with the COOH functional group in the fatty acids and 3 molecules of water