Multiple Choice
Muons at speed 0.9995c are sent round and round a circular storage ring of radius 550 m.If a muon at rest decays into other particles after an average T =2.2 × 10−6 s,how many trips around the storage ring do we expect the 0.9995c muons to make before they decay?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 12
D) 6
E) 131
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