A carbon 14 nucleus initially at rest undergoes a nuclear

Last updated: 5/7/2023

A carbon 14 nucleus initially at rest undergoes a nuclear reaction known as beta decay The nucleus emits two particles horizontally one with momentum 7 8 x 10 21 kg m s E and another with momentum 3 5 x 10 2 1 kg m s S a Calculate the direction of the motion of the nucleus immediately following the reaction b Determine the final momentum of the nucleus c The mass of the residual carbon 14 nucleus is