A3_5 Earth's Radioactive Diet

Authors

  • Yianis Goodman Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Benjamin Griffiths Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Angaraj Duara Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Alexia P.M. Southern Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Abstract

In this paper we consider the mass loss due to radioactive decay of Uranium, Thorium and Potassium. We do this by considering the mass loss during the decay of each of the isotope. We found that the mass loss of the Earth would be 4.32 x 10^17 kg by the time all nuclear fission reaction have occurred for these isotopes. This results in a total energy output of 3.88 x 10^34 J.

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Published

30-11-2016

How to Cite

Goodman, Y., Griffiths, B., Duara, A., & Southern, A. P. (2016). A3_5 Earth’s Radioactive Diet. Physics Special Topics, 15(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/899

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2016): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles