Nuclear Reactions: Calculate Mass of Proton & Atoms

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Homework Statement

You have the following reactions:
4He+14N => proton + 17O(Oxygen)
1 + 2 => 3 + 4
there 4,14 and 17 is protons+neutron in the nuclear of the atoms.
1 represents 4He, 2 represents 14N and so on.
You will have two angles, theta3 and theta4, there theta3=63 degrees is the angle of the proton
relative to the alpha particle, and theta4=27 degrees is the angle of the oxygen relative to the alpha particle.
Calculate the mass of the proton with the help of the angles and also calculate the mass of 1,2 and 4 with help from tables.

The Attempt at a Solution

I have a problem here because i can't really figure out if this is an elastic or an inelastic collision.
Even if i knew that, i would like to see how to calculate the mass of the proton, i have tried assuming that it is elastic and inelastic and get wrong in both case.
Also i would like to know which data i need to see i the tables to get the others mass

Thx! :)

 

[Jhero]

Thank you for your question. It seems that you are trying to calculate the mass of the proton and other particles involved in the given reaction. To do this, we need to first determine whether the collision is elastic or inelastic. This can be determined by looking at the kinetic energy before and after the collision.

If the kinetic energy remains the same, then the collision is elastic. In this case, the mass of the proton can be calculated using the law of conservation of momentum and energy. We can use the given angles to calculate the momentum of the particles and then use the kinetic energy equation to solve for the mass of the proton. The mass of the other particles can also be calculated using the same method.

If the kinetic energy changes, then the collision is inelastic. In this case, we also need to consider the energy lost due to the collision. This can be calculated using the coefficient of restitution. Once we have the energy lost, we can use the same method as above to calculate the mass of the proton and other particles.

To find the data for the masses of the particles, you can refer to a periodic table or a table of nuclides. These tables provide information on the atomic masses of various elements and isotopes.

I hope this helps you in your calculations. Best of luck with your research!