Atoy rocket is launched (from rest) horizontally off a 100m tall cliff. the rocket produces a constant horizontal thrust of 2.0m/s^2. the wings on the rocket creates an upward lift equivalent to 1.8m/s^2. ignore air resistance. (a) how long does the rocket stay in the air?
(b) how far does the rocket travel from the cliff?
(c) what is the magnitude and angle of the velocity as it hits the gorund?

answer: the correct answer is 1.

explanation: there are various process in which a radioactive nuclei decays:

1) alpha decay: in this process, a heavier nuclei decays into lighter nuclei by releasing alpha particle. the mass number is reduced by 4 units.

2) electron capture: in this decay process, a parent nuclei absorbs an electron and gets converted into a neutron. simply, a proton and an electron combines together to form a neutron. mass number does not change in this process.

3) gamma ray emission: it is a decay process in which an unstable nuclei gives excess energy by a spontaneous electromagnetic process. this decay releases . this process does not change the mass number.

4) positron emission: it is a type of decay process, in which a proton gets converted to neutron and an electron neutrino. this is also known as -decay. in this the mass number remains same.

from the above information, we see that only alpha-decay is producing a change in the mass number of the nucleus.

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