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The question "What does matter do when it achieves the speed of light ?"

is a BS question, because matter cannot achieve the speed of light.

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Can it be said that matter turns into pure energy at the speed of light squared?

Einstein's famous equation, E=mc2, basically means that energy and mass are interchangeable - that under the right conditions, mass can turn into pure energy, and energy can turn into mass. So, in essence, it can be said that matter can turn into pure energy if it is travelling at the speed of light.


How do you find the speed of light?

Turn your light off then on, how long time does it takes. There you got the speed of light !!!! 300,000 km a sec is fast.


If you travel at the speed of light in a car and turn your headlights 'ON' What will Happen?

To travel at the speed of light you would have to BE light so i guess you would became an even brighter light The switch to turn on the lights will work but no light will come on as you are already at that speed


If a mass travels at the speed of light does that mass turn into light energy?

No, a mass cannot travel at the speed of light according to Einstein's theory of relativity, as its mass would become infinite which is not physically possible. Photons are particles of light that always travel at the speed of light and have zero rest mass.


Do neutrinos travel at the speed of light?

No, neutrinos have been shown to have a small non-zero mass. They can't get to c (the speed of light in a vacuum). The only thing a supernova can eject at the speed of light is photons. Update: Recently an experiment has measured neutrinos traveling above the speed of light. An explanation is yet to be offered.

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If you go faster than the speed of light does everything turn dark?

First of all, the conditions you suppose in the question aren't possible. You do not go faster than the speed of light. But to answer the question, I would remind you that one of the most impoortant foundations of the Theory of Relativity is that no matter how an observer is moving, and no matter where the light is coming from, every observer measure the same speed of light. So no matter how you were moving, light from the usual sources would pass by you at the speed of light. (That's the speed you would measure as the light sailed past you.)


Would solid matter have to be turned in to light to reach the speed of light?

Matter has mass. Nothing with mass can travel at the speed of light; only massless particles, electromagnetic waves, and gravity waves can. It is possible to turn matter into energy and emit it in the form of electromagnetic radiation such as light. This process occurs during nuclear reactions and when matter and antimatter annihilate one another.


Can it be said that matter turns into pure energy at the speed of light squared?

Einstein's famous equation, E=mc2, basically means that energy and mass are interchangeable - that under the right conditions, mass can turn into pure energy, and energy can turn into mass. So, in essence, it can be said that matter can turn into pure energy if it is travelling at the speed of light.


If you are travelling at the speed of light in a car what happens if you turn the lights on?

nothing the car would have lost all the matter as it reach light speed and even if that happened the law of matter will be traveling the same speed as you are and the speed you send it (Ex: standing on a train and throwing a ball. the ball will go faster than the train intill friction takes place) does not apply to light, your lights would be on but you would not see them


What is the speed of a flashlight when it turn's on?

The speed of light from a flashlight is the speed of light, which is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second in a vacuum. When you turn on a flashlight, the light it emits will travel at this constant speed until it interacts with another medium.


How do you find the speed of light?

Turn your light off then on, how long time does it takes. There you got the speed of light !!!! 300,000 km a sec is fast.


Can the speed of light depend on air temperature?

The speed at which light travels through a substance such as air depends on its density, which in turn depends in part on temperature.


If you travel at the speed of light in a car and turn your headlights 'ON' What will Happen?

To travel at the speed of light you would have to BE light so i guess you would became an even brighter light The switch to turn on the lights will work but no light will come on as you are already at that speed


How do you reset the awd light on a 2000 GMC Safari?

in order to clear the codes on your 200 safari first you need to fix the problem in the awd system and should clear by it self. The only thing that can turn that light is speed sensors wrong, speed sensors are not the only thing that will turn the service AWD light on. Wheel speed sensors are related to the ABS light


What is the relationship between matter and energy?

Energy and matter are 100% the same thing, but in different forms. In GAMMA RAY BURSTS ( The deaths of supermassive stars (RARE) also called a hypernova), energy is converted into matter and antimatter (Atoms with opposite charges of NORMAL matter). When matter and antimatter are fused, both (Antimatter is also a form of matter) are turned into energy. E=mc2 shows us how to find out how much energy something that is matter will turn into if it is transformed into energy. Mass of the matter x the speed of light x the speed of lightThe E stands for the energy and mc2 stands for mass of the matter x the speed of light x the speed of light.Wierd but true!


Can matter turn into light?

Today not; probable it will be possible in the future by collisions between photons.


What would happen if a car could travel at the speed of light?

It would turn to energy