A Carbon-14 nucleus is initially at rest but emits two particles of radiation; one with momentum 5.8x10-21kgm/s[E], and another with momentum 4.5x10°21kgm/s[S]. If the residual Carbon-14 mass is 2.3x10 26kg; a. Determine the residual Carbon 14 momentum magnitude b. Determine the residual Carbon 14 momentum direction c. determine the residnal Carbon 14 velocity.
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![A Carbon-14 nucleus is initially at rest but emits two particles of radiation; one with
momentum 5.8x1021kgm/s[E], and another with momentum 4.5x10 21kgm/s[S]. If
the residual Carbon-14 mass is 2.3x10 26kg;
a. Determine the residual Carbon 14 momentum magnitude
b. Determine the residual Carbon 14 momentum direction
c. determine the residual Carbon 14 velocity.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F218bbbf6-a56c-40d0-9975-0cdfb0922a9c%2F5d393b59-2724-414b-bd5c-2d2565e45af4%2Fxixrxyb_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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