Particle A makes a perfectly elastic collision with another stationary particle B. They fly apart in opposite directions with equal velocities. The mass ratio will be
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In a perfectly elastic collision, both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved. Let mass of A be m₁ and B be m₂ (stationary). After collision, velocities are equal and opposite: v and -v.
Conservation of momentum:
Conservation of kinetic energy:
Solving these equations, we find the mass ratio .
Final answer: 1/3