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 residual Carbon 14 velocity.

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 residual Carbon 14 velocity.

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A Carbon-14 nucleus is initially at rest but emits two particles of radiation; one with
momentum 5.8x10-21kgm/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 residual Carbon 14 velocity.

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