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183_notes:rest_mass [2021/03/12 02:46] – [Change of Rest Mass Energy] stumptyl183_notes:rest_mass [2021/05/06 20:02] (current) – [Example: Neutron Decay] stumptyl
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 ==== Example: Neutron Decay ==== ==== Example: Neutron Decay ====
  
-[{{ 183_notes:neutron_decay.001.png?400|A neutron will spontaneously decay into a proton, electron, and an anti-neutrino.}}]+[{{ 183_notes:week7_decay.png?400|A neutron will spontaneously decay into a proton, electron, and an anti-neutrino.}}]
 As an example of the change of particle identity, consider [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron#Free_neutron_decay|decay of a neutron]] where a neutron spontaneously decays into a proton, an electron, and an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrino|anti-neutrino]]. A neutron is at rest and spontaneously decays, let's determine the kinetic energy available for the decay products after the decay. As an example of the change of particle identity, consider [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron#Free_neutron_decay|decay of a neutron]] where a neutron spontaneously decays into a proton, an electron, and an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrino|anti-neutrino]]. A neutron is at rest and spontaneously decays, let's determine the kinetic energy available for the decay products after the decay.
  
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