Two trains are moving at 50 m/s in opposite directions on the same track. The engineers see simultaneously that they are on a collision course and apply the brakes when they are 1,100 m apart. Assuming both trains have the same acceleration, what must this acceleration be (in m/s2) if the trains are to stop just short of colliding

Acceleration is 2.5 m/s^2

Explanation:

Let train 1 travel x meters and train 2 travels 1000-x meters

As per the las of acceleration

Substituting the given values, we get -

---Eq (1)

Similarly

-- Eq (2)

Substituting the value of ax from eq (1) into Eq(2), we get -

1000*a  - 1250 = 1250

a = 2500/1000 = 2.5 m/s^2

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.