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A pion which has a rest mass of 140 MeV/C2 has a lifetime of 2.6?s; If...

A pion which has a rest mass of 140 MeV/C2 has a lifetime of 2.6?s; If it is traveling at 0.9c in the laboratory after being produced in an accelerator, how far will it travel in the laboratory before decaying ?

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Answer #2

As we know

S = Vt where S = distance and V = velocity

so

After keeping values

S = 702 m

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Answer #3

Pions have a half-life of 1.77

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