Assume that an electron and a position pair is formed from a gamma ray photon having energy 3.0 MeV. Find the total kinetic energy of the positron and the electron that is formed.
To determine the Q value for this decay, we first need to find the mass of the product nucleus `.^(12)C` in its excited state. In the ground state, `.^(12)C` has...
Correct Answer - D
`(d)` We have `betaalpha+gammaalpha+alphabeta=0`
`Delta=(1)/(alpha^(3)beta^(3)gamma^(3))|{:(betagamma,gammaalpha,alphabeta),(gammaalpha,alphabeta,betagamma),(alphabeta,betagamma,gammaalpha):}|`
`=(1)/(alpha^(3)beta^(3)gamma^(3))|{:(betagamma+gammaalpha+alphabeta,gammaalpha,alphabeta),(gammaalpha+alphabeta+betagamma,alphabeta,betagamma),(alphabeta+betagamma+gammaalpha,betagamma,gammaalpha):}|` [using `C_(1)toC_(1)+C_(2)+C_(3)`]
`=(1)/(alpha^(3)beta^(3)gamma^(3))|{:(0,gammaalpha,alphabeta),(0,alphabeta,betagamma),(0,betagamma,gammaalpha):}|=0` [all zero property].