Solved: When water is placed near an intense neutron

Chapter 41, Problem 41.79

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When water is placed near an intense neutron source, theneutrons can be slowed down by collisions with the watermolecules and eventually captured by a hydrogen nucleus toform the stable isotope called deuterium, 2H, giving off agamma ray. What is the energy of the gamma ray?

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