Muons at Speed 0

question 15

Multiple Choice

Muons at speed 0.9995c are sent round and round a circular storage ring of radius 550 m.If a muon at rest decays into other particles after an average T =2.2 × 10−⁶ s,how many trips around the storage ring do we expect the 0.9995c muons to make before they decay?

• A)1
• B)2
• C)12
• D)6
• E)​131

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