The nucleus of a certain atom has a mass of 8 x 10-25 kg and is at rest. The nucleus is radioactive and suddenly ejects from itself a particle of mass 6.6 X 10-27 kg and speed 1.5x 107 m/s. Find the recoil speed of the nucleus left behind.

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The nucleus of a certain atom has a mass of 8 x 10-25 kg and is at rest. The nucleus is radioactive and suddenly ejects from itself a particle of mass 6.6 X 10-27 kg and speed 1.5x 107 m/s. Find the recoil speed of the nucleus left behind.

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