The minimum kinetic energy needed by an alpha particle to cause the nuclear reaction in a laboratory frame is (in MeV). Assume that is at rest in the laboratory frame. The masses of , , and can be taken to be 16.006 , 4.003 , 1.008 and 19.003 , respectively, where . The value of is _____.
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so MeV (endothermic).
Threshold. Momentum conservation leaves part of the alpha's energy as kinetic energy of the products. The minimum alpha energy is