A Lump of Uranium Has a Mass of 2

question 2

Multiple Choice

A lump of uranium has a mass of 2.0 kg, and begins at rest. One half of the lump's mass is going to be totally converted into kinetic energy of the other half. After this is done, how fast is the remaining half going?

• A) 1.0c
• B) 0.60c
• C) 0.94c
• D) 0.87c

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