Nuclear properties — CSIR Net PYQ (Question 1)

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Question 1 of 3 · 5.0 marks

What should be the minimum energy of a photon for it to split an

α

-particle at rest into a tritium and a proton?
(The masses of

_{2}^{4} H e,_{1}^{3} H

and

_{1}^{1} H

are 4.0026 amu, 3.0161 amu and 1.0073 amu, respectively, and

1 am u \approx 938 M e V

132.2 MeV
23 MeV
319.3 MeV
4 $931.5 M e V$

Correct answer: Option 1

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