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A particle of mass m, moving at speed v=45c, collides with an identical particle that is at rest. The two particles react to produce a new particle of mass M and nothing else. (a) What is the speed V of the composite particle? (b) What is its mass M?

Short Answer

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  1. The speed of composite particle is 0.5c.
  2. The mass of the composite particle is 2.31m.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of given data

The given data can be listed below,

  • Speed of the particle is v=45c.
  • Mass of the particle is m.
  • Mass of the new particle after collision is M.
02

Concept/Significance of the relativistic energy

A mass鈥檚 energy is increased by increasing its velocity. Increasing its velocity, in turn, increases its relativistic mass. The relativistic energy contains both kinetic energy and the rest mass-energy of the particle.

03

(a) Determination of the speed V of the composite particle

The energy of the particle is given by,

E1=mc21-u12c2

Here, u1is the speed of particle, c is the speed of light and m is the mass of the particle.

Substitute values in the above,

E1=mc21-45c2c2=mc21-1625=5mc23

The identical particle is at rest so the energy of the particle is given by,

E2=mc2

The relativistic energy of the new particle is given by,

E3=Mc21-v2c2

From law of conservation of energy.

E1+E2=E3

Substitute all the values in the above,

53mc2+mc2=mc21-vc253m+m=M1-vc28m3=M1-vc2

The initial momentum of the first particle is given by,

p1=mu11-u12c2

Substitute the values in the above,

p1=m(4/5)c1-(4/5)2c2c2=43mc

The initial velocity of second particle is zero. So, the initial momentum of the particle is also zero.

The initial momentum of the new particle is given by,

localid="1657868663005" p3=Mv1-v2c2

Here, Mis the mass of the new particle, v is the speed of new particle.

From law of conservation of momentum.

p1+p2=p3

Substitute all the values in the above,

43mc+0=Mv1-v2c2

Compare both momentum and energy equations.

43mc=83mvc=2vv=0.5c

Thus, the speed of composite particle is 0.5c.

04

Step 4(b) determination of the mass of composite particle.

From relativistic energy equation mass of the particle is given by,

83m=M1-v2c2M=83m1-v2c2

Here, mis the mass of the first particle and v is the speed of composite particle.

Substitute all the values in the above,

M=85m1-c22c2=43m=2.31m

Thus, the mass of the composite particle is 2.31m.

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