A basketball has a mass of 1 kg and is traveling 12 m/s.

What would happen to the velocity if the momentum of the basketball were cut in half?

It would be doubled.

It would be cut in half.

It would be the same.

It would be tripled.

It would be cut in half.

Explanation:

If the momentum of the ball is cut into half, the velocity will also be halved.

The momentum of a body is the amount motion a body possess.

Momentum is given as;

       momentum= m x v

Given that;

 mass  = 1kg

 velocity  = 12m/s

Now find the momentum;

            momentum  = 1 x 12 = 12kgm/s

Halving the momentum = 6kgm/s

              mass = 1kg

 Momentum  = 1 x v

       6  = 1 x v

           v  = 6m/s

We see that the velocity reduces by half

answer: 0.20

explanation: this can only be the answew because all the other measuremnets are not close

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.