Some fusion reactors use an induction process in which thermal neutrons collide with deuterium particles that...

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Some fusion reactors use an induction process in which thermalneutrons collide with deuterium particles that are essentiallytwice as massive (consisting of one proton and one neutron).Consider a scenario in which a neutron is traveling at 1500 m/swhen it collides elastically with a deuterium particle that isinitially at rest. Find the magnitude of the neutron's recoilvelocity (in m/s).

An air hockey puck of mass 0.42 kg is traveling at 3.5 m/s in adirection 30o North of East when it encounters anotherpuck of mass 0.36 kg traveling 40o North of West at 2.8m/s. The pucks were recently handled by my children so now they aresticky and collide inelastically. Find the magnitude of theirvelocity (in m/s) after the collision.

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