JEE Advanced2012PhysicsNuclear PhysicsActual
The -decay process, discovered around 1900 , is basically the decay of a neutron (n) . In the laboratory, a proton (p) and an electron (e⁻ ) are observed as the decay products of the neutron. Therefore, considering the decay of a neutron as a two-body decay process, it was predicted theoretically that the kinetic energy of the electron should be a constant. But experimentally, it was observed that the electron kineti
Options
- A0 K 0.8 10⁶ eV
- B3.0 eV K 0.8 10⁶ eV
- C3.0 eV K < 0.8 10⁶ eV
- D0 K < 0.8 10⁶ eV
Correct answer
D. 0 K < 0.8 10⁶ eV
Step-by-step solution
Kinetic energy (K) of electron will be minimum or zero when total energy is shared by proton and anti-neutrino 0 K < 0.8 10⁶ eV