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25 Nov 2021
Given information
mass of atomic nucleus=
velocity of the nucleus=
mass of target particle=
initial velocity of target particle= (at rest)
Angle at which target particle is scattered=
The collision is elastic.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
From part (a) we obtained,
where = initial velocity of nucleus along x axis
and final velocity of target particle along x axis
putting , we get
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