A Helium Atom (Mass = 4m)moving with Speed V Collides

question 4

Multiple Choice

A helium atom (mass = 4m) moving with speed V collides elastically with a tritium (hydrogen 3 ) atom (mass = 3m) at rest.Calculate the speed of the tritium atom after the collision.

• A)0.86 V
• B)1.33 V
• C)1.14 V
• D)1.25 V
• E)1.00 V

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