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A neutron in a reactor makes an elastic headon collision with the nucleus of an atom initially at rest.
Assume: The mass of the atomic nucleus is
about 12.5 the mass of the neutron.
What fraction of the neutron’s kinetic energy is transferred to the atomic nucleus?