In this problem we will observe how the momentum of an electron changes as its velocity approaches the speed of light. The mass of an electron is 9.109 × 10-31 kg Part (a) First, what is the momentum of an electron which is moving at the speed of a car on a highway, say 31 m/s, in kilogram meters per second? Part (b) What is the momentum of an electron moving at 18 % of the speed of light, in kilogram meters per second? Part (c) What is the momentum of an electron moving at 81 % of the speed
In this problem we will observe how the momentum of an electron changes as its velocity approaches the speed of light. The mass of an electron is 9.109 × 10-31 kg
Part (a) First, what is the momentum of an electron which is moving at the speed of a car on a highway, say 31 m/s, in kilogram meters per second?
Part (b) What is the momentum of an electron moving at 18 % of the speed of light, in kilogram meters per second?
Part (c) What is the momentum of an electron moving at 81 % of the speed of light, in kilogram meters per second?
Part (d) What is the non-relativistic momentum of an electron moving at this speed (81 % of the speed of light), in kilogram meters per second?
Part (e) When the electron is moving at 81 % of the speed of light, how many times greater is the relativistic momentum than the non-relativistic
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part d What is the non-relativistic momentum of an electron moving at this speed (81 % of the speed of light), in kilogram meters per second?
Part (e) When the electron is moving at 81 % of the speed of light, how many times greater is the relativistic momentum than the non-relativistic momentum?
Part (g) What is the ratio of the relativistic momentum to the classical momentum of a rocketship moving at 99.2 % of the speed of light, in kg ⋅ m/s?
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