A water molecule moving at 600.0 m/s collides head-on with an ethanol molecule moving at 234.0 m/s. After the collision, the water molecules travelled at a speed of 595.0 m/s in the opposite to its original moving direction. Given that the molecular weight of ethanol is 2.56 times heavier than water, what is the speed of the ethanol molecule after the collision?
A water molecule moving at 600.0 m/s collides head-on with an ethanol molecule moving at 234.0 m/s. After the collision, the water molecules travelled at a speed of 595.0 m/s in the opposite to its original moving direction. Given that the molecular weight of ethanol is 2.56 times heavier than water, what is the speed of the ethanol molecule after the collision?
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A water molecule moving at 600.0 m/s collides head-on with an ethanol molecule moving at
234.0 m/s. After the collision, the water molecules travelled at a speed of 595.0 m/s in the
opposite to its original moving direction. Given that the molecular weight of ethanol is 2.56
times heavier than water, what is the speed of the ethanol molecule after the collision?
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