A beam of 6.61-MeV protons is incident on a target of Al. Those protons that collide with the target produce the reaction 27 13A1 → 14Si + n 27 GSi has a mass of 26.986 721 u.) Neglecting any recoil of the product nucleus, determine the kinetic energy of the emerg- ing neutrons.

A beam of 6.61-MeV protons is incident on a target of Al. Those protons that collide with the target produce the reaction 27 13A1 → 14Si + n 27 GSi has a mass of 26.986 721 u.) Neglecting any recoil of the product nucleus, determine the kinetic energy of the emerg- ing neutrons.

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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