Q.

A neutron moving with a speed v collides head on  with a stationary α-particle. The speed of the neutron after collision is

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a

v/4

b

3 v /5

c

3 v /4

d

v/5

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Given mass of neutron = m m Mass of o-particle = 4 m Here, we have the velocity of neutron after collisionv1=m1−m2m1+m2v=m−4mm+4mu=−35v Negative sign indicates that the neutron will move in  opposite direction
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