Kinetic Energy in Different Reference Frames
A proton of mass and an alpha particle of mass move toward each other with respective speeds of and in the laboratory reference frame. What is the ratio of the total kinetic energy of the system in the center-of-mass frame to the total kinetic energy in the laboratory frame?
A
0.4
B
0.9
C
0.5
D
0.2
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