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Description: During an elastic collision, a proton with a velocity of 5000 m/s [forward] undergoes a head on collision with an alpha particle (composed of two protons and two neutrons) with a velocity of 2000 m/s [backward]. Determine the final velocities of the

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During an elastic collision, a proton with a velocity of 5000 m/s [forward] undergoes a head on collision with an alpha particle (composed of two protons and two neutrons) with a velocity of 2000 m/s [backward]. Determine the final velocities of the subatomic particles. Assume forward is positive.

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