Chapter 11: Q. 1 (page 286)
At what speed do a bicycle and its rider, with a combined mass of , have the same momentum as a car traveling at ?
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Chapter 11: Q. 1 (page 286)
At what speed do a bicycle and its rider, with a combined mass of , have the same momentum as a car traveling at ?
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A neutron is an electrically neutral subatomic particle with a mass just slightly greater than that of a proton. A free neutron is radioactive and decays after a few minutes into other subatomic particles. In one experiment, a neutron at rest was observed to decay into a proton and an electron . The proton and electron were shot out back-to-back. The proton speed was measured to be and the electron speed was . No other decay products were detected.
a. Did momentum seem to be conserved in the decay of this neutron?
b. If a neutrino was emitted in the above neutron decay, in which direction did it travel? Explain your reasoning.
c. How much momentum did this neutrino 鈥渃arry away鈥 with it?
Two ice skaters, Paula and Ricardo, push off from each other. Ricardo weighs more than Paula.
a. Which skater, if either, has the greater momentum after the push-off? Explain.
b. Which skater, if either, has the greater speed after the pushoff? Explain
A two-stage rocket is traveling at 1200 m/s with respect to the earth when the first stage runs out of fuel. Explosive bolts release the first stage and push it backward with a speed of 35 m/s relative to the second stage. The first stage is three times as massive as the second stage. What is the speed of the second stage after the separation?
A tennis player swings her 1000 g racket with a speed of 10 m/s. She hits a 60 g tennis ball that was approaching her at a speed of 20 m/s. The ball rebounds at 40 m/s.
a. How fast is her racket moving immediately after the impact? You can ignore the interaction of the racket with her hand for the brief duration of the collision.
b. If the tennis ball and racket are in contact for 10 ms, what is the average force that the racket exerts on the ball? How does this compare to the gravitational force on the ball?
Two particles collide, one of which was initially moving and the other initially at rest.
a. Is it possible for both particles to be at rest after the collision? Give an example in which this happens, or explain why it can鈥檛 happen.
b. Is it possible for one particle to be at rest after the collision? Give an example in which this happens, or explain why it can鈥檛 happen.
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