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An -atom moving with speed makes a head-on collision with another -atom at rest. Both the atoms are in the ground state. The minimum value of velocity for which one of the atoms may excite is
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For collision should be completely inelastic.
According to energy conservation principle,
...(i))
According to momentum conservation principle.
...(ii)
After solving eq. (i) an d(ii), we get
Here, minimum excitation energy
According to energy conservation principle,
...(i))
According to momentum conservation principle.
...(ii)
After solving eq. (i) an d(ii), we get
Here, minimum excitation energy
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