FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS EXTEND 11E
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Chapter 42, Problem 57P
To determine
To:
(a) show that the disintegration energy Q for the process 11C 11B + e+ + ν
is given by Q = (mC– mB- 2 me) c2
(b) claculate the Q of the process, given the masses involved. Then compare Q with the maximum energy of the positron (which is given as 0.960 MeV)
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