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A nucleus of mass 20 u emits a -photon of . If the emission assume to occur when nucleus is free and rest, then the nucleus will have kinetic energy nearest to .
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Due to momentum of photon, nucleus possesses recoil momentum,
Momentum of -photon
......(i)
According to the law of conservation of linear momentum
Where, is linear momentum of nucleus
[in magnitude] .....(ii)
Kinetic energy [From equation (i)]
[from equation (ii)]
Momentum of -photon
......(i)
According to the law of conservation of linear momentum
Where, is linear momentum of nucleus
[in magnitude] .....(ii)
Kinetic energy [From equation (i)]
[from equation (ii)]
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