The fission of uranium nuclei in a nuclear reactor produces high speed neutrons. Before a neutron can trigger additional fissions, it has to be slowed down by collisions with carbon nuclei in the moderator of the reactor. Suppose a neutron with mass of 1.0u travelling at 2.0x10^7m/s undergoes a head-on elastic collision with a carbon nucleus with mass of 12u initially at rest. Calculate the velocities of the neutron and carbon after the collision.

Two polarizers are oriented at 24.0∘ to one another. light polarized at a 12.0-degree angle to each polarizer passes through both. what is the transmitted intensity (%)?

Aplane flying horizontally at an altitude of 1 mile and a speed of of 500mih passes directly over a radar station. find the rate at which the distance from the plane to the station is increasing when it is 2mi away from the station.

Visualize the problem and identify special cases first examine the problem by drawing a picture and visualizing the motion. apply newton's 2nd law, ∑f⃗ =ma⃗ , to each body in your mind. don't worry about which quantities are given. think about the forces on each body: how are these consistent with the direction of the acceleration for that body? can you think of any special cases that you can solve quickly now and use to test your understanding later? one special case in this problem is if m2=0, in which case block 1 would simply fall freely under the acceleration of gravity: a⃗ 1=−gj^.