Protons and neutrons (together called nucleons) are held together in the nucleus of an atom by a
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where x is the distance between the centers of the two nucleons, x0 is a constant having the value x0 = 2.0 Ã 10-15 m, and U0 = 6.0 Ã 10-11 J.
Quantum effects are essential for a proper understanding of nucleons, but let us innocently consider two neutrons as if they were small, hard, electrically neutral spheres of mass 1.67 Ã 10-27 kg and diameter 1.0 Ã 10-15 m. Suppose you hold two neutrons 5.0 Ã 10-15 m apart, measured between their centers, then release them. What is the speed of each neutron as they crash together? Keep in mind that both neutrons are moving.
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0133942651
4th edition
Authors: Randall D. Knight
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