A certain muon detector counts 600 muons per hour at an altitude of (1900 mathrm{~m}) and 380
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A certain muon detector counts 600 muons per hour at an altitude of \(1900 \mathrm{~m}\) and 380 muons per hour at sea level. Given that the muon half-life at rest is \(1.5 \times 10^{-6} \mathrm{~s}\), determine the speed of the muons relative to Earth, assuming they all have the same speed.
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To determine the speed of the muons relative to Earth we can use the fact that muon decay follows an exponential decay law and the rate of muon decay is related to the muon speed The rate of muon deca...View the full answer
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