2. Iodine-131 is used to treat thyroid cancer. Use this information for the prob

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2. Iodine-131 is used to treat thyroid cancer. Use this information for the problem: Element/nuclide Atomic Mass (amu) 131 I 53 130.90612 1 n 0 1.008665 1 H 1 1.00783 a) Iodine-131 decays by emitting a Beta particle (-1e0 ). Write a balanced equation for this decay, including the daughter product. b) Write a balanced nuclear reaction that represents the binding energy for 131 L. c) Calculate the binding energy for I-131, in MeV (the mass/energy conversion factor is 931.5 MeV/amu). Ans: BE=+1104 MeV

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