A radioactive nucleus initially at rest decays by emitting an electron and a neutrino at right angles to one another.The momentum of the electron is 1.2×10^-22kgm/s and that of the neutrino is 6.4×10^-22kgm/s find the direction and magnitude of the recoil nucleus.If it's mass is 5.8×10^-26kg,deduce the kinetic energy of recoil.

A radioactive nucleus initially at rest decays by emitting an electron and a neutrino at right angles to one another.The momentum of the electron is 1.2×10^-22kgm/s and that of the neutrino is 6.4×10^-22kgm/s find the direction and magnitude of the recoil nucleus.If it's mass is 5.8×10^-26kg,deduce the kinetic energy of recoil.

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Chapter8: Momentum And Collisions

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