An unstable uranium-238 suddenly bursts apart (fission) into thorium-234 (3.886×10-25 kg) and helium-4 (6.646×10-27 kg) for which both fission products moves in opposite direction. If helium gains a kinetic energy of 3.176×10-13 J after the fission process, what are the speed of fission products after the decay of uranium-238?

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An unstable uranium-238 suddenly bursts apart (fission) into thorium-234 (3.886×10-25 kg) and helium-4 (6.646×10-27 kg) for which both fission products moves in opposite direction. If helium gains a kinetic energy of 3.176×10-13 J after the fission process, what are the speed of fission products after the decay of uranium-238?
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