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I derived another method i just want to see if it makes sense. m(pu)c^2-m(ag)c^2=.5m(v)^2

I tried the electical energy + mc^2= .5mv^2 and it was still wrong

Homework Statement For some isotopes of some very heavy nuclei, including nuclei of thorium, uranium, and plutonium, the nucleus will fission (split apart) when it absorbs a slow-moving neutron. Plutonium-239, with 94 protons and 145 neutrons, can fission when it absorbs a neutron and...