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📅 NSB Regional 2016🎓 HS🔄 Round 5#️⃣ Question 9🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

An alpha particle of velocity 600 kilometers per second is fired directly at a helium-4 nucleus at rest. The two collide completely elastically. What is the final velocity, in kilometers per second, of the target helium nucleus?

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