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A radioactive nucleus of mass M emits aphoton of frequency V ad the nucleus recoils. the recoil energy will be?

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By , 4 months ago

The recoil energy is given by the expression

Here E = recoil energy

M = mass of the nucleus

c = speed of light

v = frequency of emission of photon

h = Planck's constant

On simplification, we get the recoil energy as:

h²v²/2Mc²

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