JEE Advanced2021PhysicsNuclear PhysicsActual
A heavy nucleus N , at rest, undergoes fission N → P + Q , where P and Q are two lighter nuclei. Let δ = M N - M P - M Q , where M P , M Q and M N are the masses of P , Q and N , respectively. E P and E Q are the kinetic energies of P and Q , respectively. The speeds of P and Q are v P and v Q , respectively. If c is the speed of light, which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct?
Options
- AE P + E Q = c 2 δ
- BE P = M P M P + M Q c 2 δ
- Cv P v Q = M Q M P
- DThe magnitude of momentum for P as well as Q is c 2 μ δ , where μ = M P M Q M P + M Q
Correct answer
A. E P + E Q = c 2 δ
Step-by-step solution
Since, F e x t = 0 So, According to conservation of linear momentum, p total   initial = p total   final = 0 That's why momentum of both lighter nuclei will be equal and opposite to each other as we can see in above diagram. Now here some energy released due to mass defect which can be written as, Energy released = Δ m c 2 = δ c 2 Where, Δ m = δ = mass defect and, δ = M N - M P - M Q Now this energy released due to mass defect convert in kinetic energy of daughter nuclei so, E