EBK PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS
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Chapter 9, Problem 52P
(III) A neon atom (m = 20.0 u) makes a perfectly elastic collision with another atom at rest. After the impact, the neon atom travels away at a 55.6° angle from its original direction and the unknown atom travels away at a –50.0° angle. What is the mass (in u) of the unknown atom? [Hint: You could use the law of sines.]
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