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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
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Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
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Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 12
Q

How much kinetic energy, in MeV, must an α\alpha particle have to just “touch” the surface of a 92232U{^{232}_{92}\textrm{U}} nucleus?

A
29 MeV29 \textrm{ MeV}
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