Massless particles must travel at the speed of light, while others cannot reach this speed. Why are all massless particles stable? If evidence is found that neutrinos spontaneously decay into other particles, would this imply they have mass?

Q: The following masses are known: n (neutron) 1.008665 u H Fe 1.007825 u 56.935399 u What is the…

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Q: (a) Calculate the energy released in the beta decay of P. (b) If a beta particle has 650 keV, how…

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Q: A positive pion (π+, mass: m = 2.50 × 10-28 kg) at rest decays into a positive muon (μ+, mass: m₁ =…

A: Mass of positive pion, 𝑚𝜋=2.50×10−28𝑘𝑔Mass of positive muon, 𝑚𝜇=1.88×10−28𝑘𝑔Using the…

Q: What is the actual corrected mass of the Higgs boson? What are its implications?

A: The Higgs boson is an elementary particle the standard model of particle physics produced the…

Q: Energy generation in the Sun arises because hydrogen nuclei fuse to form helium nuclei. Write down…

A: To write down: Proton-Proton chain for energy generation in Sun. To state the most important…

Q: Assume that the protons in a hot ball of protons each have a kinetic energy equal to kT, where k is…

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Q: According to the article Alien Antimatter Crashes into Earth e: More than 60 years ago, future Nobel…

A: Glashow predicted that if an antineutrino collided with an electron. The process is famously called…

Q: How much mass must be converted to energy to release one million kilowatt hours?

A: At first, we have to find the equivalent energy of one million kilowatt-hours, and then we will find…

Q: How much energy is released when a m- muon at rest decays into an electron and two neutrinos?…

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Q: What is the total energy of a proton whose kinetic energy is 25 GeV? What is its wavelength?

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Q: 10. An proton-antiproton pair is produced by a 1.95 x 10° MeV photon. What is the kinetic energy of…

A: Kp'= 1950 - [55.35 + 938] - 938 Kp' = 1950 - [993.35] -938 Kp' = 1950 - 1931.35 Kp'= 18.65 Mev

Q: Consider the decay of 235U → 231Th → 231Pa, with a half-life of 7.038x108 years for 235U and 25.5…

A: Given that:U 235→ Th 231→ Pa231   (Stable)T12, parent=T1=7.038×108 yearsT12, daughter=T2=25.5…

Q: Believe it or not, neutrons are unstable particles. When beta decay occurs, the neutron transforms…

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Q: A sphere of matter and a sphere of antimatter (both at rest) can annihilate releasing 0.6· 1030 MeV…

A: Let mass of each sphere be m the total energy  released when annihilated, E=0.6 x 1030 MeV = 0.6 x…

Q: More than 60 years ago, future Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow predicted that if an antineutrino —…

A: Glashow resonance is given here.

Q: In the reaction "He + °Ben+ 12C how much energy is released or absorbed? The mass of "He is…

A: At first, we will find the mass defect, and then we will find the equivalent energy.

Q: What is the binding energy, in amu, of 13C? Masses are: proton = 1.00728 amu, neutron = 1.00867 amu,…

A: Given,mass of proton, mp = 1.00728 amumass of neutron, mn = 1.00867 amumass of electron, me =…

Q: Suppose that a tau neutrino and a tau antineutrino, both of which are just barely moving, encounter…

A: Write the expression for the wavelength of light. Here, h is Planck’s constant, p is the momentum,…

Q: A positron and an electron can annihilate each other and form 3 gammas.  Two gammas are detected.…

A: Given data: Energy for first gamma E1 = 225 keV Energy for second gamma E2 = 357 keV

Q: Calculate the total kinetic energy (in MeV) carried away by the photons after this decay: π0 → γ + γ

A: π0 →γ + γwe have given this equation important points :- photon rest mass is zero, so all it have…

Q: More than 60 years ago, future Nobel laureate Sheldon Glashow predicted that if an antineutrino —…

A: Given:  Glashow resonance

Q: What is the threshold antineutrino energy for the Glashow resonance in peta electronvolts (PeV)?

A: In this Very-high-energy astrophysical neutrinos with IceCube. One event was found with a visible…

Q: Consider a proton that is incident on a target proton (at rest). What is the threshold energy needed…

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Q: (a) What is the uncertainty in the energy released in the decay of a π0 due to its short…

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Q: CERN can accelerate protons up to 99.9999991% of the speed of light. what is the decay constant…

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Q: According to the article Alien Antimatter Crashes into Earth e: More than 60 years ago, future Nobel…

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Q: A long-baseline neutrino diss-appearance experiment wants to measure neutrino oscillations with an…

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Q: A magnetic field turns the velocity of a particle but does not change the speed, because the force…

A: As per guidelines, only 3 sub parts are solved here. Given, A charged particle moving perpendicular…

Q: A proton‑antiproton annihilation takes place, leaving two photons with a combined energy of 2.50…

A: From the question, it is given that- The combined energy of photons during proton-antiproton…

Q: 6. Calculate the recoil velocity and energy of the free Mössbauer nucleus 1'Sn when emitting a 18…

A: The total initial momentum of nucleus is zero since it is initially at rest. Now, after emitting a…

Q: What is the total number of quarks in a helium nucleus consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons? 27)…

A: Answer 27: 12 quarks Each proton and neutron are made of 3 quarks, Helium has 2 protons and 2…

Q: A π meson (rest mass 135MeV/c2) moving through the laboratory at a speed of 0.998c decays into two…

A: The pi meson is moving with a velocity of 0.998c. It is moving relativistically. The rest mass…