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What is mass of a particle when it moves with velocity of light?
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∙ 12y ago
Fasten your seat belt . . .
-- If the particle has any mass when it's not moving, then that mass becomes greater
the faster the particle moves.
-- If the particle could be pushed to the speed of light, its mass would be infinite at that speed.
-- But in order to make the particle move faster, you have to add energy to it. The more mass it has,
the more energy you have to give it in order to make it move faster.
-- Since its mass grows as it moves faster, the amount of energy it takes to make it
go faster also grows.
-- If its mass is growing toward infinity, then the amount of energy you need to make it
go faster is also growing toward infinity.
-- Since the mass would be infinite at the speed of light, you would need an infinite amount
of energy to boost it to that speed.
-- You don't have enough energy available to do the job, and you can''t get it.
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Does the size of the particle increase with the increase in mass while close to the speed of light?
No. It contracts in the direction of velocity vector.
What is the momentum of a resting particle?
Momentum = (mass) x (velocity)If the particle is at rest, velocity = 0, and momentum = 0.
What will be the total energy of a particle of rest mass m and momentum p moving at velocity close to light?
something very sciencey
Calculate momentum of a particle having mass 28kg and velocity 7.8ms?
218.4
How does temperature affect kinetic energy of particle of matter?
the kinetic energy of a particle depends on the movement of each particle;that is the mass of the particle and the velocity of each particle.the particles of each matter or substance has a different heat resistance. when the temperature exceeds the resistance of the particles the movement of the particles would increase drastically.therefore making the velocity more and the mass lesser............. KE=1/2*m*v*v so when the temperature increases the mass is reduced and the velocity increases.
What happens to the mass of a particle as the particle approacches the speed of light?
When any object with mass moves, no matter at what speed, its mass increases. The faster it moves, the faster its mass increases. And the closer to the speed of light it moves, the closer to infinity its mass grows.
What happens to an object when it moves at the speed of light?
when the particle moves with the speed of light,the mass of the particle increases to infinity.... this is as per Einstein's theory of relativity....n its true.... some people say the mass decreases to zero when the particle travels with the speed of light....they are "INSANE"
What happens if you run inside a train travelling at the speed of light?
if we reach the speed of light our mass start converting into energy according to the mass energy relation when a particle accelerated it must radiate energy. and therefore the mass convert into energy as the velocity increase . relative mass (at velocity =v)=mass/1-v(power2)/c(power2) relative mass is present mass of object at tht velocity. then mass at (rest present mass )c (power2) why it is impossible for a particle too have a speed of light
Does the size of the particle increase with the increase in mass while close to the speed of light?
No. It contracts in the direction of velocity vector.
What is the momentum of a resting particle?
Momentum = (mass) x (velocity)If the particle is at rest, velocity = 0, and momentum = 0.
Momentum of the particle?
mass times the velocity of the body.
What will be the total energy of a particle of rest mass m and momentum p moving at velocity close to light?
something very sciencey
Why do scientists use particle accelerator?
Einstein proved that energy and mass were equivalent (Energy = Mass times the velocity of light squared). In a particle accelerator energy is applied to accelerate particles to almost the velocity of light. When this fast moving particles impact another (going in the opposite direction or a target) the energy carried by the particle is converted into mass. New matter (particles) are briefly created and the scientists try and detect these so as to understand the fundamental properties of the universe.
Why is the speed of light not higher?
The particle that is light is called the Photon. The photon is massless and can travel faster than any other particle because it has no mass. Any particle that has mass will require infinite energy to reach the velocity of light, which is impossible because the particle will have infinite mass in the process (Remember E=mc^2).
What is the mass of light and why?
Light has mass, because it exerts pressure on a body, e.g. solar sails. light must have mass to exert pressure, because the velocity of what causes pressure? matter. and matter definitely has mass! also, light is attracted to black holes by gravity, so it must have a mass, and the wave/particle duality confirms this
Calculate momentum of a particle having mass 28kg and velocity 7.8ms?
218.4
Was feynman wrong in saying light is a particle?
Most likely not. Light is made up of photons, and even photons have mass..Thus light is a particle as particles are mass. But to confuse you, even though light = photons & photons = particle & particle = mass; the photons also act as a wave. Which is rather incredible, because it means that a mass also acts as a wave.
