Answer: A neutron in a reactor makes an elastic head-on
Chapter , Problem 69(choose chapter or problem)
A neutron in a reactor makes an elastic head-on collision with a carbon atom that is initially at rest. (The mass of the carbon nucleus is about 12 times that of the neutron.) (a) What fraction of the neutrons kinetic energy is transferred to the carbon nucleus? (b) If the neutrons initial kinetic energy is 1.6 3 10213 J, find its final kinetic energy and the kinetic energy of the carbon nucleus after the collision.
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