JEE Main & Advanced Physics Atomic Physics Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Atoms

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    A neutron travelling with a velocity v and kinetic energy E has a perfectly elastic head-on collision with a nucleus of an atom of mass number A at rest. The fraction of total energy retained by the neutron is approximately

    A)  \[{{\left[ \left( A-1 \right)\left( A+1 \right) \right]}^{2}}\]

    B)  \[{{\left[ \left( A+1 \right)\left( A-1 \right) \right]}^{2}}\]

    C)  \[{{\left[ \left( A-1 \right)/A \right]}^{2}}\]

    D)  \[{{\left[ \left( A+1 \right)/A \right]}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] \[v{{'}_{1}}=\frac{\left( {{m}_{1}}-{{m}_{2}} \right){{v}_{1}}+2{{m}_{2}}{{v}_{2}}}{{{m}_{1}}+{{m}_{2}}}\] As \[{{v}_{2}}\] is zero, \[{{m}_{2}}>{{m}_{1}},v{{'}_{1}}\] is in the opposite direction. \[{{m}_{1}}=1,{{m}_{2}}=A.\]                       \[\therefore \,\left| v{{'}_{1}} \right|=\frac{\left( A-1 \right)}{\left( A+1 \right)}{{v}_{1}}\] The fraction of total energy retained is \[\frac{1/2mv'_{1}^{2}}{1/2v_{1}^{2}}=\frac{\left( A-1 \right)}{\left( A+1 \right)}\]


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