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Kinetic Energy in Different Reference Frames

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A proton of mass m1m_1 and an alpha particle of mass m2=4m1m_2 = 4m_1 move toward each other with respective speeds of vv and v/2v/2 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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