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A Neutron in a Nuclear Reactor Makes an Elastic Head-On

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A neutron in a nuclear reactor makes an elastic head-on collision with a carbon atom initially at rest.(The mass of the carbon atom is 12 times that of the neutron. ) What fraction of the neutron's kinetic energy is transferred to the carbon atom?


A) 14.4%
B) 28.4%
C) 41.4%
D) 56.6%

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