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Find the minimum kinetic energy of an
α
\alpha
α
-particle to cause the reaction
14
N
(
α
,
p
)
17
O
{}^{14}\text{N}(\alpha, p){}^{17}\text{O}
14
N
(
α
,
p
)
17
O
. The masses of
14
N
{}^{14}\text{N}
14
N
,
4
He
{}^{4}\text{He}
4
He
,
1
H
{}^{1}\text{H}
1
H
and
17
O
{}^{17}\text{O}
17
O
are respectively 14.00307 u, 4.00260 u, 1.00783 u and 16.99913 u.
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