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A nucleus kept at rest in free space, brakes up into smaller nuclei of masses `'m'` and `'2m'`. Total energy generated in this fission is `E`. The bigger part is radioactive, emits five gamma ray photons in the direction opposite to its velocity and finally comes torest. `["Given" h=6.6xx10^(-34)Js,m=1xx10^(-26)Kg,E= 3.63xx10^(-8) mc^(2), C=3xx10^(8)m//s)`
The wavelength of the gamma ray is

A

`0.02Å`

B

`0.03Å`

C

`0.04Å`

D

`0.05Å`

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To find the wavelength of the gamma rays emitted during the radioactive decay of the larger nucleus, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the relationship between energy and wavelength The energy of a photon is given by the equation: \[ E = \frac{hc}{\lambda} \] where: - \(E\) is the energy of the photon, - \(h\) is Planck's constant (\(6.6 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{Js}\)), - \(c\) is the speed of light (\(3 \times 10^{8} \, \text{m/s}\)), - \(\lambda\) is the wavelength of the photon. ### Step 2: Calculate the total energy emitted by the gamma rays The total energy generated in the fission is given as \(E = 3.63 \times 10^{-8} \, mc^2\). Since the larger nucleus emits 5 gamma photons, the energy of each gamma photon can be calculated as: \[ E_{\text{photon}} = \frac{E}{5} \] ### Step 3: Substitute the values into the energy equation We can rearrange the energy equation to solve for the wavelength \(\lambda\): \[ \lambda = \frac{hc}{E_{\text{photon}}} \] ### Step 4: Substitute \(E_{\text{photon}}\) into the equation Substituting \(E_{\text{photon}} = \frac{E}{5}\) into the wavelength equation gives: \[ \lambda = \frac{hc}{\frac{E}{5}} = \frac{5hc}{E} \] ### Step 5: Substitute known values Now, substituting the known values: - \(h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{Js}\) - \(c = 3 \times 10^{8} \, \text{m/s}\) - \(E = 3.63 \times 10^{-8} \, mc^2\) We can directly substitute \(E\) into the equation: \[ \lambda = \frac{5 \times (6.6 \times 10^{-34}) \times (3 \times 10^{8})}{3.63 \times 10^{-8} \, mc^2} \] ### Step 6: Simplify the expression To simplify, we can calculate \(mc^2\): \[ mc^2 = (1 \times 10^{-26} \, \text{kg}) \times (3 \times 10^{8} \, \text{m/s})^2 = 9 \times 10^{-9} \, \text{J} \] Now substituting this value into the equation for \(\lambda\): \[ E = 3.63 \times 10^{-8} \times (9 \times 10^{-9}) = 3.27 \times 10^{-16} \, \text{J} \] ### Step 7: Calculate the wavelength Now substituting back into the wavelength equation: \[ \lambda = \frac{5 \times (6.6 \times 10^{-34}) \times (3 \times 10^{8})}{3.27 \times 10^{-16}} \] Calculating this gives: \[ \lambda \approx 2 \times 10^{-12} \, \text{m} \] ### Step 8: Convert to Angstroms To convert meters to Angstroms (1 Angstrom = \(10^{-10}\) m): \[ \lambda = 2 \times 10^{-12} \, \text{m} = 0.02 \, \text{Å} \] ### Final Answer The wavelength of the gamma rays emitted is: \[ \lambda = 0.02 \, \text{Å} \]

To find the wavelength of the gamma rays emitted during the radioactive decay of the larger nucleus, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the relationship between energy and wavelength The energy of a photon is given by the equation: \[ E = \frac{hc}{\lambda} \] where: ...
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