Physics: Principles with Applications
Physics: Principles with Applications
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780130606204
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 31, Problem 8Q
To determine

How a neutron with no kinetic energy can excite a nucleus?

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Answer to Problem 8Q

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The neutron can excite a nucleus because of its high rest mass energy.

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Even though the kinetic energy is zero, the neutron has rest mass energy ofPhysics: Principles with Applications, Chapter 31, Problem 8Q The rest mass energy of the neutron is huge and it cannot be deflected by the nucleus since the neutron is electrically neutral.

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