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The point of this question is to compare rest energy and kinetic energy at high speeds. An alpha particle (a helium nucleus) is moving at a speed of 0.9993times the speed of light. Its mass is 6.40×10-27kg(a) what is its rest energy? (b) Is it okay to calculate its kinetic energy using the expressionK-12mv2?(c) What is its kinetic energy? (d) Which is true? A. the kinetic energy is approximately equal to the rest energy. B. The kinetic energy is much bigger than the rest energy. C. The kinetic energy is much smaller than the rest energy.

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(a) The rest energy is, 5.76×10-10J

(b) The kinetic energy is, 5.76×10-10J

(c) The kinetic energy of the body is the energy that the body holds due to motion. This is the work done to the body to accelerate from a standstill to a constant speed

(d) The kinetic energy is much smaller than the rest energy.

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01

Identification of the given data

The given data can be listed below as,

  • The mass of alpha particle is, m=6.40×10-27kg.

  • The speed of alpha particle is 0.9993times the speed of light.

02

Significance of rest energy

The energy equivalent to an object's rest mass is equal to its rest mass multiplied by the square of the speed of light.

03

(a) Determination of the rest energy

The relation of rest energy is expressed as,

E0=mc2

Here E0is the rest energy, mis the mass of the baseball and cis the speed of light.

Substitute 6.40×10-27kgfor mand 3×108m/sfor cin the equation (i).

=5.76×1010J

Hence the rest energy is, 5.76×10-10J.

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(b) Determination of the kinetic energy

The relation of kinetic energy is expressed as,

K-12mv2

Here Kis the kinetic energy, mis the mass of the baseball and Vis the speed of baseball.

Substitute 6.40×1027kgfor mand $0.9993×3×108m/sfor vin the above equation.

K=12×6.40×10-27kg×0.9993×3×108m/s2

=2.876×10-10J

Hence the kinetic energy is, 2.876×10-10J.

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(c) Determination of the kinetic energy

The kinetic energy of the body is the energy that the body holds due to motion. This is the work done to the body to accelerate from a standstill to a constant speed.

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(d) Determination of the kinetic energy is equal to the rest energy or greater than the rest energy

From the result of part (a) and part (b) the rest energy and kinetic energy is expressed as,

E0=5.76×10-10J

K=2.876×10-10J

HereK<E0, hence kinetic energy is much smaller than the rest energy.

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