(November 1, 2021 at 9:24 pm)Klorophyll Wrote:(November 1, 2021 at 9:14 pm)Jehanne Wrote: What causes an alpha particle to be emitted from a U238 atom?
God, through the laws of physics.
And, so, God long, long ago decided what decay products would be emitted from which U238 atoms and when those emissions would occur? If so, how about an atom bomb? The upper limit is about 25% efficiency, Fat Man & Little Boy being well below those yields. Did God decide which U235 atoms would participate in those explosions and which would not?