The very high speeds of alpha particles make them suitable for experiments that probe the nature of matter. A nucleus ejects an alpha particle with a kinetic energy of 8.3 MeV, a typical energy. How fast is the alpha particle moving?

Q: An electron and a positron (an anti-electron), each moving at v = 0.99999c, make a head-on…

A: In this question we have to find the kinetic energy of he muons. Please give positive feedback if…

Q: How much energy would be required to break a helium nucleus into its constituents, two protons and…

A: mass of neutron, mn= 1.00867 u  mass of proton, mp = 1.00783 u  mass of helium, mHe = 4.00260 u

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Q: The carbon isotope 14C is used for carbon dating of archeological artifacts. 14C (mass 2.34 x 10-26…

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Q: A proton has a mass of 1.67×10−27 kg . A physicist measures the proton’s total energy to be 50.0…

A: a) The total energy is given by,

Q: The mass of a muon is 207 times the electron mass; the average lifetime of muons at rest is 2.20 ms.…

A: a)The time dilation equation is given by,

Q: An electron of beta = 0.999 987 moves along the axis of an evacuated tube that has a length of 3.00…

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Q: otons having a kinetic energy of 3.10 Mev are moving in the positive x-c direction, out of the plane…

A: GivenKinetic energy of proton, K.E=3.10 MeVMagnetic field , B=0.0470 T

Q: Atomic particles are often characterized by their kinetic energy in MeV. What is the speed of an 8.7…

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Q: A cyclotron is used to produce a beam of high-energy deuterons that then collide with a target to…

A: Given, Mass of deuterons is 3.34*10-27 Kg kinetic energy is 5.00 MeV

Q: (a) What is the kinetic energy in MeV of a β ray that is traveling at 0.998c ? This gives some idea…

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Q: If a massless particle has momentum 1,368 MeV/c, calculate its energy in MeV.

A: The given moment in MeV/c can be obtained in MeV as

Q: Suppose a photon, proton, and electron all have the same total energy E. Rank the magnitude of their…

A: Formula to find the relativistic momentum is, Since, the energy and speed of light is constant, p…

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Q: An unstable particle at rest breaks into two fragments of unequal mass. The mass of the lighter…

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Q: A positron is an antimatter version of the electron, having exactly the same mass. When a positron…

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Q: If a particle has a decay time of 2ms, what is its decay time if it is moving at 1.5x10^8 m/s?

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Q: The rest energy of an electron is 0.511 MeV. The rest energy of a proton is 938 MeV. Assume both…

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Q: The mass of an electron is 9.109 381 88 x 10 31kg. Find (a) y and (b) B for an electron with kinetic…

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Q: The factor γ appears in many relativistic expressions. A value γ = 1.01 implies that relativity…

A: Given: The value of factor is γ=1.01. Part (a) The expression for kinetic energy (K.E) for…

Q: The uranium isotope 238U undergoes alpha decay to an isotope of thorium, 234Th. What is the kinetic…

A: Kinetic energy of an alpha particle is as follows; Kα=QAdAd+4…

Q: An electron has rest energy 512 x 103 eV. In electron-volts (eV), calculate the kinetic energy of an…

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Q: An electron is emitted in beta decay of radioactive caesium It has mass 9.109X10^-31.   and is…

A: Mass of electron m=9.109*10-31kg, velocity of the electron after emission from beta source v=0.75c…

Q: An electron is emitted in beta decay of radioactive caesium. It has mass and is moving with a speed…

A: speed of light (v) = 0.8 cspeed of light (c) = 3×108 ms

Q: •34 The speeds of 22 particles are as follows (N, represents the number of particles that have speed…

A: a) The required average velocity is, b) The required rms velocity is,

Q: 3) An alpha particle has a mass of 6.64648x10-27 and is accelerated to a speed of 2.96x10®m/s.…

A: When a body of mass m moves with velocity v, the momentum of the body is given by the product of…

Q: 06 (a) A stationary particle 1 decays into particles 2 and 3, which move off with equal but…

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Q: An electron and a positron, each with a kinetic energy of 2.500 MeV, annihilate, creating two…

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Q: d) e) 0.435c If an electron has 0.400 MeV of kinetic energy, what is its speed? y: ?

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Q: What is the velocity of an electron that goes through a 10 V potential after initially being at…

A: When an electron lies in a potential field , the potential energy of the electron is calculated by…

Q: What is the rest energy of a neutron? (c = 2.9979 x 109 m/s, mn = 1.6749 x 10-27)

A: If a particle has rest mass m and speed c then rest energy E = mc2

Q: At the CERN particle accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland, protons are accelerated to a speed of…

A: Given that, Speed of accelerator is 0. 999999972c.

Q: What is the speed of a 1KeV electron?

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Q: What speed must a particle attain before its kinetic energy is double the value predicted by the…

A: Kinetic energy of relativistic particle can be expressed as KER=E-E0=γE0-E0=γ-1E0=γ-1mc2

Q: An alpha particle has a kinetic energy of 1.8 MeV. What is its speed?

A: Kinetic energy of alpha particle , E = 1.8 MeV  We need to find the speed of particle.

Q: (a) How much energy (in MeV is released when Radium – 226 (m2-25 = 226.025402 u) alpha decays and…

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Q: These values may be useful for the following question(s).   speed of light = 3.00 ´ 108 m/s 1 J = 1…

A: If mass deficiency(Δm) of an atom is known, the binding energy of  the atom can be calculated by…

Q: An electron and a positron (an antielectron) make a head-on collision, each moving at v = 0.99999c.…

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Q: A proton travelling in free space has a wavelength of 13 pm. What is its kinetic energy? (Hint: its…

A: Given Wavelength=13pm Mass of proton =9.1×10^-31kg Plank constant= 6.626×10^-34 Velocity is much…

Q: Prove that ym, does not equal the kinetic moving at relativistic speeds. energy of a particle

A: We have to know about Relativity.

Q: You are working for an alternative energy company. Your supervisor has an idea for a new energy…

A: (a) The mass energy relation is given by, Em=mc2 For anti matter, Ea=mc2 Thus the total energy will…

Q: Q 2(a)The E* particle has a rest energy of 1385 MeV and a lifetime of 2.0 x 10-23 s. What would be a…

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Q: a) In the rest frame of an electron, an incident y-ray with an energy of 0.25 MeV interacts with the…

A: Given in the rest frame of an electron, an incident y-ray with an energy of 0.25 MeV interacts with…

Q: The magnetic field in a cyclotron is 1.25 T, and the maximum orbital radius of the circulating…

A: The cyclotron works on the principle that a positively charged particle can be accelerated to…

Nuclear interactions

In nature, there are certain rules and standards for an interaction. These interactions are universally accepted. There are four types of interactions: