- #1
sunrah
- 199
- 22
Homework Statement
What is the mass difference of the following process:
13N → 13C + e+ + ve
Homework Equations
Δm = m(A,Z) - m(A, Z-1) - m(e+)
Neutrino has negligible mass.
Z proton number
A = N + Z, where N is number of neutrons
The Attempt at a Solution
[itex]
\begin{align}
\Delta m &= m(^{13}N) - m(^{13}C) - m(e^{+})\\
&= (7\cdot m_{p} + 6\cdot m_{n}) - (6\cdot m_{p} + 7\cdot m_{n}) - m_{e}\\
&= m_{p} - m_{n} - m_{e} = const < 0
\end{align}
[/itex]
so the energy of all beta decay is the same and negative?