Muons at Speed 0

question 63

Multiple Choice

Muons at speed 0.9994c are sent round and round a circular storage ring of radius 1500 m. If a muon at rest decays into other particles after an average T = 2.2*10 sup>- ⁶ s, how many trips around the storage ring do we expect the 0.9994c muons to make before they decay?

• A) 2
• B) 4
• C) 0.2
• D) 6

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