Question: A radioactive nucleus at rest decays into a second nucleus, an electron, and a neutrino. The electron and neutrino are emitted at right angles and

A radioactive nucleus at rest decays into a second nucleus, an electron, and a neutrino. The electron and neutrino are emitted at right angles and have momenta of 9.651023 kgm/skgm/s and ,6.301023 kgm/skgm/s respectively. Determine the direction of the momentum of the second (recoiling) nucleus. Assume that the neutrino and the electron move along xx and yy axes respectively.

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