alpha particle is scattered at angle 0₁ = 70.4° and the oxygen nucleus recoils with speed 1.60 x 105 m/s and at angle 0₂ = 48.0°. In atomic mass units, the mass of the alpha particle is 4.00 u and the mass of the oxygen nucleus is 16.0 u. What are the (a) final and (b) initial speeds of the alpha particle?

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In the figure, projectile particle 1 is an alpha particle and target particle 2 is an oxygen nucleus. The
alpha particle is scattered at angle 0₁ = 70.4° and the oxygen nucleus recoils with speed
1.60 x 105 m/s and at angle 02 = 48.0°. In atomic mass units, the mass of the alpha particle is 4.00 u
and the mass of the oxygen nucleus is 16.0 u. What are the (a) final and (b) initial speeds of the alpha
particle?
my Vli
m₂
0₂
1-01
Transcribed Image Text:In the figure, projectile particle 1 is an alpha particle and target particle 2 is an oxygen nucleus. The alpha particle is scattered at angle 0₁ = 70.4° and the oxygen nucleus recoils with speed 1.60 x 105 m/s and at angle 02 = 48.0°. In atomic mass units, the mass of the alpha particle is 4.00 u and the mass of the oxygen nucleus is 16.0 u. What are the (a) final and (b) initial speeds of the alpha particle? my Vli m₂ 0₂ 1-01
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