Question: 5 C ( 1 0 Points ) : If the initial kinetic energy of the fission fragment A g 1 2 1 ( 1 )

5C (10 Points): If the initial kinetic energy of the fission fragment Ag121(1) is 71.8 MeV , what is the initial kinetic energy of the other fission fragment (2)? Assume that the momentum carried by the prompt neutrons is negligible.
Hint: Conservation of momentum indicates that the momentum of fission fragment 1 is equal (and opposite) to the momentum of fission fragment 2. Thus m1v1=m2v2, where v is the fission fragment velocity (magnitude). In collision problems such as this, both energy and momentum have to conserved independently (non-relativistic).
5 C ( 1 0 Points ) : If the initial kinetic

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