mechanics doubt...simple one.............

A nucleus moving wid a vel. v emits @(alpha) particle .Let the velocities of the @ particle nd the remaining nucleus be v1 nd v2 nd their massess be m1 nd m2 ....
(A)v,v1 nd v2 must be parallell to each other...
(B)none of the two v,v1 nd v2 should be parallell to each other....
(C)v1+v2 must be parallell to v.............
(D) m1v1+m2v2 must be parallell to v.......

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Anirudh Kumar ·

D)

since momentum should be conserved then

(m_{1}+m_{2})\vec{V}= m_{1}\vec{v_{1}}+ m_{2}\vec{v_{2}}

thus m_{1}\vec{v_{1}}+ m_{2}\vec{v_{2}} is parallel to \vec{V}

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sanchit ·

why it cant be (c)..........

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Anirudh Kumar ·

isn't c option incomplete

v1 + v2 is parallwl to what ?

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