A neutron in a nuclear reactor makes an elastic head-on collision with the nucleus of a carbon

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A neutron in a nuclear reactor makes an elastic head-on collision with the nucleus of a carbon atom initially at rest. (a) What fraction of the neutron’s kinetic energy is transferred to the carbon nucleus? (b) If the initial kinetic energy of the neutron is 1.60 X 10"13 J, find its final kinetic energy and the kinetic energy of the carbon nucleus after the collision. (The mass of the carbon nucleus is nearly 12.0 times the mass of the neutron.)
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0470469118

9th Edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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