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Chapter 9, Problem 60P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 60P
Draw an appropriate graph of the data and, from the slope of the best-fit line, determine the impulse.
The nucleus of the polonium isotope 2l4 Po (mass 214 u) is radioactive and decays by emitting an alpha particle (a helium nucleus with mass 4 u). Laboratory experiments measure the speed of the alpha particle to be 1.92 × 107 m/s. Assuming the polonium nucleus was initially at rest, what is the recoil speed of the nucleus that remains after the decay?
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Problem 60P
Draw an appropriate graph of the data and, from the slope of the best-fit line, determine the impulse.
The nucleus of the polonium isotope 2l4 Po (mass 214 u) is radioactive and decays by emitting an alpha particle (a helium nucleus with mass 4 u). Laboratory experiments measure the speed of the alpha particle to be 1.92 × 107 m/s. Assuming the polonium nucleus was initially at rest, what is the recoil speed of the nucleus that remains after the decay?
ANSWER:
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To find the speed of the nucleus remaining after the decay.