A Particle Accelerator Collides Beams of Protons and Anti-Protons with Equal

question 14

Multiple Choice

A particle accelerator collides beams of protons and anti-protons with equal and opposite momenta.The aim of an experiment is to create a possible new massive particle with neutral charge and a mass 6 times that of a single proton.Calculate the necessary speed of the protons (and anti-protons) in the collision as a % of the speed of light.

• A)85.9% c
• B)99.9% c
• C)98.7% c
• D)94.3% c
• E)None of these is correct.

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