37.44: a) According to Eq. 37.

38 and conservation of mass-energy

m 9.75
2 Mc 2  mc 2   2 Mc 2    1   1  1.292.
2M 2(16.7)
Note that since   , we have that
1
1v 2 c 2

v 1 1
 1 2  1  0.6331.
c  (1.292) 2
b) According to Eq. 37.36, the kinetic energy of each proton is
 1.00 MeV 
K  (  1) Mc 2  (1.292  1)(1.67  10 27 kg)(3.00  10 8 m s) 2  
 1.60  10
13
J 
274 MeV.

c) The rest energy of  0 is mc  (9.75  10

2  28
kg)(3.00  108 m s) 2  1.00 MeV
1.601013 J

548 MeV.

d) The kinetic energy lost by the protons is the energy that produces the  0 ,
548 MeV  2(274 MeV).