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A Uranium Nucleus (Mass 238 Units) at Rest Decays into a Helium

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A uranium nucleus (mass 238 units) at rest decays into a helium nucleus (mass 4.0 units) and a thorium nucleus (mass 234 units) . If the speed of the helium nucleus is 1.8 * 106 m/s, what is the speed of the thorium nucleus?


A) 1.0 *104 m/s
B) 3.1 * 104 m/s
C) 3.6* 104 m/s
D) 4.1 *104 m/s

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