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The rest mass of the deuteron, .1^2 H , ...

The rest mass of the deuteron, `._1^2 H` , is equivalent to an energy of 1876 MeV, the rest mass of a proton is equivalent to 939 MeV and that of a neutron to 940 MeV. A deuteron may disintegrate to a proton and a neutron if it :

A

emits a `lambda`-ray photon of energy `2 MeV`

B

captures a `lambda`-ray photon of energy 2MeV

C

emits a `lambda`- ray photon of energy 3MeV

D

capture a `gamma`-ray photon of energy 3MeV

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