An unstable particle with a mass equal to 3.34 ✕ 10−27 kg is initially at rest. The particle decays into two fragments that fly off with velocities of 0.990c and −0.858c, respectively. Find the masses of the fragments. (Hint: Conserve both mass–energy and momentum.) m(0.990c) = ? kg m(-0.858c) =
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An unstable particle with a mass equal to 3.34 ✕ 10−27 kg is initially at rest. The particle decays into two fragments that fly off with velocities of 0.990c and −0.858c, respectively. Find the masses of the fragments. (Hint: Conserve both mass–energy and momentum.)
| m(0.990c) = | ? kg |
| m(-0.858c) = | ?kg |
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