Q.

The minimum frequency of photon required to break a particle of mass 15.348 amu into 4 α particles is _______ kHz.

[Mass of He nucleus = 4.002 amu, 1 amu = 1.66×10-27 kg, h=6.6×10-34 J.s and c=3×108 m/s]             [2026]

1 14.94×1019  
2 9×1019  
3 9×1020  
4 14.94×1020  

Ans.

(1)

hν=(4×4.002-15.348)×1.66×10-27×(3×108)2

ν=14.94×1019 kHz