A nucleus, initially at rest, decays radioactively, leaving a residual nucleus. In the process, it emits two particles horizontally: an electron with momentum 9.0 x 10^-21 kg/s [E] and a neutrino with momentum 4.8 x 10^-21 kg/s [S]. If the mass of the residual nucleus is 3.6 x 10^-25 kg, what is its recoil velocity?

A nucleus, initially at rest, decays radioactively, leaving a residual nucleus. In the process, it emits two particles horizontally: an electron with momentum 9.0 x 10^-21 kg/s [E] and a neutrino with momentum 4.8 x 10^-21 kg/s [S]. If the mass of the residual nucleus is 3.6 x 10^-25 kg, what is its recoil velocity?

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Description: A nucleus, initially at rest, decays radioactively, leaving a residualnucleus. In the process, it emits two particles horizontally: anelectron with momentum 9.0 x 10^-21 kg/s [E] and a neutrinowith momentum 4.8 x 10^-21 kg/s [S]. If the mass of the

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