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A radioactive nucleus of mass M emits a photon of frequency `nu` and the nucleus recoils. The recoil energy will be

A

h`nu`

B

M`c^(2)-hnu`

C

`(h^(2)nu^(2))/(2Mc^(2))`

D

zero

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