Question: 3 . ( Exercise; Section 1 1 . 3 ) A proton is traveling to the right at 0 . 2 2 c . A

3.(Exercise; Section 11.3) A proton is traveling to the right at 0.22 c. A carbon nucleus, which has 12-times the mass of the proton is traveling to the left at 0.11 c along the same axis. The two collide and stick together. Take c =3.0108m/s and ignore relativistic effects. Take the mass of the proton to be 1.6710-27kg.
a. In which direction does the combined carbon+proton nucleus go?

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