Question

If two neutrons hit together at slow speed they behave like
A) snooker balls )immediately comes to rest C)fuse into each other D)nothing will happen

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C is correct

Fuse into each other.

Explanation:

The outcome of the collision depends on how fast the stars are moving relative to each other. In star clusters, the stars are moving relatively slowly,results in the two stars merging into one new, more massive star.

Answer 2

When two neutrons collide at a slow speed, they act as though they (C) fuse into each other.

Explanation:

• A neutron star is the collapsed core of a huge supergiant star with a total mass of 10 to 25 solar masses, or maybe more if the star is particularly metal-rich.  
• The densest sections of our galaxy, at the center and in huge globular star clusters, do collide with tars. In a similar way to a car accident, the consequence of the collision is determined by how fast the stars are traveling relative to one another.
• Because the stars in star clusters move slowly, the "fender bender" results in the two stars merging into a single new, more massive star called a blue straggler.