A neutron in a nuclear reactor makes an elastic, head-oncollision with the nucleus of a carbon atom initially at rest.
(a) What fraction of the neutron's kinetic energy is transferredto the carbon nucleus? (The mass of the carbon nucleus is about12.0 times the mass of the neutron.)
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b) The initial kinetic energy of the neutron is 2.70 10-13 J.Find its final kinetic energy and the kinetic energy of the carbonnucleus after the collision.
neutron __________J
carbon nucleus __________J
