Interpretation:
To determine the mass defect in the reaction of neutron decays to a proton and an electron.
Concept introduction:
Neutron decay:
Neutrons and protons are present in the nuclei.In the neutron decay , neutron splits into an electron , proton and an antineutrino of the electron type.
The reaction of the neutron decay is as follows.
Mass defect:
The nucleus of each atom (aside from
Mass and energy are related by following equation.
E = Energy
m = mass
c =
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