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[5marks] Calcu late the m aximum energy transfer of a 2 MeV neutronvia an elastic scatterin g collision with 1 H and 12 C nucle i,respectively.

[5marks] Calculate the number of collisions to slow the 2 MeV neutrondown to the thermal energy (0.025 eV) with the 1 H and 12 Cmoderators, respectively .

[4marks] Discuss the efficiency of the processes that slow down theneutron using the results obtained in (b).


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with an elastic collision1and 2 are the velocities before collisionand1and 2 are velocities after collision1 m1 m2m1 m21 2m2m1 m22 and2 m1 m2m1 m22 2m1m1 m21m1 and m2 are mass of the two objectsa in case of collision between neutron andH1    See Answer
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