2. For a given Q value and incident particle (labeled a), how does the threshold energy required...

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2. For a given Q value and incident particle (labeled a), how does the threshold energy required to initiate a specific nuclear reaction vary as the mass of the target

(labeled A) changes? Sketch a graph of threshold energy versus target mass ranging from target masses on the order of the incident mass to target masses much greater than the incident mass. What is the threshold energy if MA  ma? Explain what this means physically.

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