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Under suitable conditions two a-particles can combine to produce a proton and a nuclide of Li^(7). What minimum K.E. must the alpha -particle have in order that the reaction, may proceed. The range of nuclear interaction is 10^(-14)m:

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2.2MeV
0.576MeV
1.6MeV
3.2MeV

Solution :`2 xx ""_(2)He^(4)=""_(3)Li^(7)+""_(1)p^(1)`
Then, the `alpha`- particle must have sufficient velocity to come WITHIN the range of nuclear interaction which is `=10^(-14)m` .
`1/(4pi epsi_(0)) . q^(2)/d=E("K.E. of INFINITY")`
`rArr E=9 xx 10^(9) (4 xx (1.6 xx 10^(-9))^(2))/(10^(-14))`
`=5.76 xx 10^(5)eV =0.576 MeV`


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