pion is an unstable sub-atomic particle commonly produced in high-energy physics experiments. How fast must a pion be moving on average to travel 25 m before it decays? The average lifetime, at rest, is 26.0 ns

pion is an unstable sub-atomic particle commonly produced in high-energy physics experiments. How fast must a pion be moving on average to travel 25 m before it decays? The average lifetime, at rest, is 26.0 ns

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