An atomic nucleus suddenly bursts apart (fission) into two pieces. Piece A with mass ma travels to the left withPiece B with mass mg travels to the right with speed vB. Show the velocity of piece B in terms ofa speed ofVA.ma, mB and VA.Solution:Consider that the nucleus is not acted by an external force. Thus, momentum is conserved, so:PBf +PAf= 0Substituting the expression for momentum results tomBVmAV= 0Deriving the expression for the velocity of piece B results toV=(mA/mVA

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An atomic nucleus suddenly bursts apart (fission) into two pieces. Piece A with mass ma travels to the left with a speed of vĄ. Piece B with mass mg travels to the right with speed vg. Show the velocity of piece B in terms of ma mB and VA. Solution: Consider that the nucleus is not acted by an external force. Thus, momentum is conserved, so: PBf + PAf = 0 Substituting the expression for momentum results to mBv + MAV = 0 Deriving the expression for the velocity of piece B results to =(mA/m VA

An atomic nucleus suddenly bursts apart (fission) into two pieces. Piece A with mass ma travels to the left with a speed of vĄ. Piece B with mass mg travels to the right with speed vg. Show the velocity of piece B in terms of ma mB and VA. Solution: Consider that the nucleus is not acted by an external force. Thus, momentum is conserved, so: PBf + PAf = 0 Substituting the expression for momentum results to mBv + MAV = 0 Deriving the expression for the velocity of piece B results to =(mA/m VA

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