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What are (a) the kinetic energy, (b) the rest energy, and (c) the total energy of...

What are (a) the kinetic energy, (b) the rest energy, and (c) the total energy of a 1.10 g particle with a speed of 0.600 c ?

Ekinetic= ? J
Erest= ? J
Etotal=? J

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Mass of the object, m = 1.10 g = 1.10*10-3 kg

Speed of the object v = 0.60c

Relativistic factor

  

(b)

Rest energy

                             Here c = speed of light = 3*10^8 m/s

  

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(c)   

Total energy

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(a)

Kinetic energy

                        

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