A neutron of mass m makes an elastic head-on collision
Chapter , Problem 112(choose chapter or problem)
A neutron of mass m makes an elastic head-on collision with a stationary nucleus of mass M. (a) Show that the kinetic energy of the nucleus after the collision is given by where is the initial kinetic energy of the neutron. (b) Show that the fractional change in the kinetic energy of the neutron is given by (c) Show that this expression gives plausible results both if and if What is the best stationary nucleus for the neutron to collide head-on with if the objective is to produce a maximum loss in the kinetic energy of the neutron?
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