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Nuclear Reactions

Problem 6.267

Making use of the tables of atomic masses, find the velocity with which the products of the reaction \(\mathrm{B}^{10}(n, \alpha) \mathrm{Li}^{7}\) come apart; the reaction proceeds via interaction of very slow neutrons with stationary boron nuclei.

Reveal Answer
vα=0.92107 m/s,vLl=0.53107 m/sv_{\alpha}=0.92 \cdot 10^{7} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}, v_{\mathrm{Ll}}=0.53 \cdot 10^{7} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}