Q.

An alpha-particle of mass m suffers 1-dimensional elastic coolision with a nucleus at rest of unknown mass. It is scattered directly backwards losing, 64% of its initial kinetic energy. The mass of the nucleus is ______

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answer is 4.

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Detailed Solution

From the question,

mv0=mv2-mv1

12mV12=0.36×12mV02

v1=0.6v0

12MV22=0.64×12mV02

V2=mM×0.8V0

mV0=mM×0.8V0-m×0.6V0

1.6m=0.8mM

4m2=mM  M = 4m

Hence the correct answer is 4.

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