9. When an excited nucleus decays to a lower energy level by gamma-ray emission, the actual energy...

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9. When an excited nucleus decays to a lower energy level by gamma-ray emission, the actual energy of the gamma-ray photon is a bit less than the difference in energy between the two levels involved in the transition. Explain why this is true. [Hint: Think about conservation of linear momentum in a two-body

“explosion” and see Chapter 6.]

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