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A cloud chamber is a device which makes the tracks of moving charged particles visible. A light charged particle collides with a nucleus and rebounds elastically. Which of the momentum vector diagrams shown below indicates the event to a good approximation?
Options:
Answer:
B
Solution:
Momentum is conserved only in options A and B; A is ruled out because the charged particle is lighter than the nucleus (and not of the same mass).
Subject:PhysicsTopic:Modern PhysicsSubtopic:Atomic structure
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