The velocity of an alpha particle, He²+, with mass m = 6.64×10-2"kg changes from %D = (-0.30, 0.45,0.10)c %3D to U2 = (-0.50, 0.30, -0.75)c, here c=3x10°ms1 etermine the change in the particle's kinetic energy. (In the kinetic energy formula, do not forget quare the speed of light.) Answer: 1.2x10°

The velocity of an alpha particle, He²+, with mass m = 6.64×10-2"kg changes from %D = (-0.30, 0.45,0.10)c %3D to U2 = (-0.50, 0.30, -0.75)c, here c=3x10°ms1 etermine the change in the particle's kinetic energy. (In the kinetic energy formula, do not forget quare the speed of light.) Answer: 1.2x10°

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