The boron isotope 9 B is unstable and disintegrates into a proton and two particles. The
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The boron isotope 9B is unstable and disintegrates into a proton and two α particles. The total energy released as kinetic energy of the decay products is 4.4 × 10−14 J. In one such event, with the 9B nucleus at rest prior to decay, the velocity of the proton is measured to be 6.0 × 106 m/s. If the two α particles have equal energies, find the magnitude and the direction of their velocities with respect to that of the proton.
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