A neutron in a nuclear reactor makes an elastic head-on collision with a carbon atom initially at rest. (The mass of the carbon
atom is 12 times that of the neutron.) What fraction of the neutron's kinetic energy is transferred to the carbon atom?
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Answer:
20cm
Explanation:
A convex lens has a positive focal length and the object placed in front of it produce both virtual and real image <em>(image distance can be negative or positive depending on the nature of the image</em>).
According to the lens equation
where;
f is the focal length of the lens
u is the object distance
v is the image distance
If the magnification is - 0.6
mag = v/u = -0.5
v = -0.5u
since v = 10cm
10 = -0.5u
u = -10/0.5
u =-20 cm
Substitute u = -20cm ( due to negative magnification)and v = 10cm into the lens formula to get the focal length f
Hence the focal length of the convex lens is 20cm