The intensity of cosmic ray radiation decreases rapidly with increasing energy, but there are occasionally extremely energetic cosmic rays that create a shower of radiation from all the particles they create by striking a nucleus in the atmosphere as seen in the figure given below. Suppose a cosmic ray particle having an energy of converts its energy into particles with masses averaging . (a) How many particles are created?
(b) If the particles rain down on a area, how many particles are there per square meter?

(a) 5* 10¹⁰ (b) 5* 10⁴ particles / m²

Step-by-step explanation:

Solution

(a) We find the number of particles that is created

Now,

The energy will change into particles of masses that is averaging  200 MeV/c²

The number of particles that were created is stated as follows:

n = Ec/Er

Ec =This is the cosmic energy

Er =The rest mass energy

Thus, we  replace 10¹⁰ with Ec and (0.200 GeV/c²)c² for Er

This gives us the following:

n = 10¹⁰ GeV/ (0.200 GeV/c²)c²

= 5* 10¹⁰

Hence the number of particle created is 5* 10¹⁰

(b) We now find how many particles are there per square meter

Thus,

n/m² = 5* 10¹⁰ particles/(1000 m)²

= 5* 10⁴ particles / m²

Hence, the particles that are there per square meter is 5* 10⁴ particles / m²

Note: Kindly find an attached copy of the complete question to this solution below.

thats not a system of equations, that is a solution

a.) list the factors of 40.

1/2/4/5/8/10/20/40

b.) list the factors of 40 that represent the number of cans that could be on each shelf.

5

c.) how many different arrangements of cans are possible?

just one because if you put more on one shelf you will go way over 40 and the cabinet will probably break.

d.) what are the possible arrangements of the cans?

put 5 cans on each self to reach 40 cans in total.

e.) which arrangement uses all the shelves?

5 because you can put 5 cans on each shelf, and since there are 8 shelfs you are equally going to get 40 cans.