Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 43 - Energy from the Nucleus - Problems - Page 1332: 25b

Answer

$\frac{\Delta K}{K}=1.0 .$

Work Step by Step

The mass of a neutron is $1.0 \mathrm{u}$ and the mass of a hydrogen atom is also $1.0 \mathrm{u}$. Thus, $ \frac{\Delta K}{K}=\frac{4(1.0 \mathrm{u})(1.0 \mathrm{u})}{(1.0 \mathrm{u}+1.0 \mathrm{u})^2}\\=1.0 . $
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