Atoms and Nuclei

Question

A nucleus at rest disintegrates into two smaller nuclei with their masses in the ratio of …. After disintegration they will move :

Accepted Answer

Option A. In nuclear disintegration, the conservation of momentum plays a crucial role in determining the motion of the resulting fragments. Since the original nucleus is at rest, its total initial momentum is zero. After the disintegration, the total momentum of the system must still be zero to conserve momentum.

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