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JEE Advanced 2021Paper 2
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2021
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Nuclear Physics

JEE Advanced 2021 · Paper 2 · Physics · Nuclear Physics

A heavy nucleus N , at rest, undergoes fission N → P + Q, where P...

A heavy nucleus NN, at rest, undergoes fission N→P+Q,N \to P + Q, where PP and QQ are two lighter nuclei. Let δ=MN−MP−MQ\delta = {M}_{N} - {M}_{P} - {M}_{Q}, where MP,MQ{M}_{P}, {M}_{Q} and MN{M}_{N} are the masses of P,QP, Q and NN, respectively. EP{E}_{P} and EQ{E}_{Q} are the kinetic energies of PP and QQ, respectively. The speeds of PP and QQ are vP{v}_{P} and vQ{v}_{Q}, respectively. If cc is the speed of light, which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct?A heavy nucleus N , at rest, undergoes fission N → P + Q, where P and Q are two lighter nuclei. Let = M _ N - M _ P - M

Options

  1. AEP+EQ=c2δ{E}_{P} + {E}_{Q} = {c}^{2}\delta
  2. BEP=(MPMP+MQ)c2δ{E}_{P} = \left(\dfrac{{M}_{P}}{{M}_{P} + {M}_{Q}}\right){c}^{2}\delta
  3. CvPvQ=MQMP\dfrac{{v}_{P}}{{v}_{Q}} = \dfrac{{M}_{Q}}{{M}_{P}}
  4. DThe magnitude of momentum for PP as well as QQ is c2μδc\sqrt{2\mu\delta}, where $\mu = \dfrac{{M}_{P}{M}_{Q}}{\left({M}_{P} + {M}_{Q}\right)}

Correct answer

A. EP+EQ=c2δ{E}_{P} + {E}_{Q} = {c}^{2}\delta

Step-by-step solution

A heavy nucleus N , at rest, undergoes fission N → P + Q, where P and Q are two lighter nuclei. Let = M _ N - M _ P - M

Since, Fext=0{F}_{ext} = 0

So,

According to conservation of linear momentum,

(ptotal)initial=(ptotal)final=0{\left({p}_{total}\right)}_{initial} = {\left({p}_{total}\right)}_{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 =(\Deltam)c2=δc2= \left(\Deltam\right){c}^{2} = \delta{c}^{2}

Where, \Deltam=δ=\Deltam = \delta =mass defect

and, δ=MN−MP−MQ\delta = {M}_{N} - {M}_{P} - {M}_{Q}

Now this energy released due to mass defect convert in kinetic energy of daughter nuclei so,

Energy released=(\Deltam)c2=c2δ=KEP+KEQ= \left(\Deltam\right){c}^{2} = {c}^{2}\delta = K{E}_{P} + K{E}_{Q}

Where,

KEP=p22MP,KEQ=p22MQ⇒KEp:KEQ=1MP:1MQ=MQ:MPK{E}_{P} = \dfrac{{p}^{2}}{2{M}_{P}}, K{E}_{Q} = \dfrac{{p}^{2}}{2{M}_{Q}} ⇒ K{E}_{p}: K{E}_{Q} = \dfrac{1}{{M}_{P}}: \dfrac{1}{{M}_{Q}} = {M}_{Q}: {M}_{P}

KEP=(MQMp+MQ)δc2K{E}_{P} = \left(\dfrac{{M}_{Q}}{{M}_{p} + {M}_{Q}}\right)\delta{c}^{2}

KEQ=(MpMP+MQ)δc2K{E}_{Q} = \left(\dfrac{{M}_{p}}{{M}_{P} + {M}_{Q}}\right)\delta{c}^{2}

KEP+KEQ=δc2K{E}_{P} + K{E}_{Q} = \delta{c}^{2}

p22MP+p22MQ=δc2\dfrac{{p}^{2}}{2{M}_{P}} + \dfrac{{p}^{2}}{2{M}_{Q}} = \delta{c}^{2}

⇒p=c2(MPMQMP+MQ)δ⇒ p = c\sqrt{2\left(\dfrac{{M}_{P}{M}_{Q}}{{M}_{P} + {M}_{Q}}\right)\delta}

Hence, options \left(1\right), (3),(4)\left(3\right), \left(4\right)are correct.

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