Muons at speed 0.9995c are sent round and round a circular storage ring of radius 550 m.If a muon at rest decays into other particles after an average T =2.2 × 10−⁶ s,how many trips around the storage ring do we expect the 0.9995c muons to make before they decay? A)1 B)2 C)12 D)6 E)131

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The Answer of Muons at speed 0.9995c are sent round and round a circular storage ring of radius 550 m.If a muon at rest decays into other particles after an average T =2.2 × 10−⁶ s,how many trips around the storage ring do we expect the 0.9995c muons to make before they decay? A)1 B)2 C)12 D)6 E)131

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