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• Equation (17.22), which gives the kinetic energy released in β decay, was derived on the assumption that there are only two final particles (the electron and the residual nucleus, but no neutrino). Prove, nevertheless, that (17.22) correctly predicts the total kinetic energy available to all three final particles, given that the neutrino’s mass is negligible in this context.
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