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Q.

A nucleus of mass M+Δm is at rest and decays into two daughter nuclei of mass M/2 each. If the speed of light is c, then the speed of any one of the daughter nuclei is

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a

c2ΔmM

b

cΔmM

c

cΔmM+Δm

d

cΔmM+Δm

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

According to the conservation of momentum 0=M2V1M2V2
V1=V2=v

The mass m is converted into kinetic energy of the daughter nuclei 

Δmc2=12M2V12+12M2V22v=c2ΔmM

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