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At speeds approaching the speed of light, several things will happen.* Time will pass more slowly for you.
* Distances - in the direction you are moving - will get contracted.
* Your mass will increase.
The factor by which all these things change is the same in all cases: it's the square root of (1 - (v/c) squared), so in this case, the square root of (1 - 0.9 squared).
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What happens to the speed of light in motor oil?
As long as the light remains in the motor oil, nothing happens to its speed.
What is the speed of an electron traveling at 80 percent the speed of light?
The speed of light is approximately 3 x 10^8 m/s. Therefore, 80 percent of the speed of light is 0.8 x 3 x 10^8 = 2.4 x 10^8 m/s. This would be the speed of the electron traveling at 80 percent the speed of light.
What happens when light passes into a material where the speed of light is lower?
It moves at a slower speed!
What happens to frequency does the speed of light ever change?
The speed of light IN A VACUUM is always the same. In substances other than the vacuum, the speed of light is usually slower than in a vacuum.
What happens when light passes into a material where the speed of light is faster?
-- Its speed increases. -- Its wavelength increases. -- It refracts away from the normal to the interface at the point of incidence.
What happens to the speed of light in motor oil?
As long as the light remains in the motor oil, nothing happens to its speed.
What is the speed of an electron traveling at 80 percent the speed of light?
The speed of light is approximately 3 x 10^8 m/s. Therefore, 80 percent of the speed of light is 0.8 x 3 x 10^8 = 2.4 x 10^8 m/s. This would be the speed of the electron traveling at 80 percent the speed of light.
What happens when light passes into a material where the speed of light is lower?
It moves at a slower speed!
What happens to the speed of the light when it passes from air into glass?
The speed decreases.
What happens to the speed of light as it moves from water into air?
The speed increases.
What happens to the speed of light when air changes to gas?
I'm afraid nothing happens to the speed of light ever. Also "air" is consider'd a gas.
Why do scifi spaceships always have a maximum speed of x percent for example 50 percent or 30 percent of the speed of light what stops them from accelerating to 99 percent without air resistance?
Even at modest %'s of the speed of light objects start to radiate their energy away in Gravitational Waves. So it is very expensive to approach the speed of light when most of your effort is just radiated away.
What is the index of refraction for a material in which light travels with a speed that is 80 percent the speed of light in a vacuum?
It's 1/0.8 = 1.25
What happens when light passes through vacuum?
it travels at c (speed of light in a vacuum)
What happens to the speed of light as passes from water to air?
It increases.
What happens to frequency does the speed of light ever change?
The speed of light IN A VACUUM is always the same. In substances other than the vacuum, the speed of light is usually slower than in a vacuum.
What happens to the speed of light when it is refracted?
The speed of light decreases when it enters a denser medium and is refracted, such as water or glass. The change in speed causes the light to change direction at the boundary between the two media.
