An excited iron (Fe) nucleus (mass57u) decays to it's ground state with the emission of a photon.
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An excited iron (Fe) nucleus (mass57u) decays to it's ground state with the emission of a photon. The energy available from this transition is 14.4KeV.
By how much is the photon energy reduced from the full 14.4 KeV as a result of having to share energy with the recoiling atom?
What is the wavelength of the emitted photon?
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University Physics with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0133977981
14th edition
Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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