MODERN PHYSICS: Special Theory Relativity Numerical

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In a nuclear plant, 10^17 J of energy is available from mass conversion. How much mass was lost in kg?


0.1

1

10

100

The kinetic energy of a proton is 80% of its total energy. What is the speed of the proton?

0.02

0.87

0.98

1.0

The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki in 1945 killed 140,000 people, helping to end World War II on the next day. It released energy equivalent to that of 20,000 tons of TNT explosive. How much mass was converted to energy when this took place? (1000 tons of TNT = 4.3 * 10^12 J) Incidentally, modern H-bombs have energy yields 1000 times as much!

1

101

100

1000

How much energy _______ *10^(17) would be released if 2.0 kg of material was lost during a reaction?

1.8

1.5

6.0

4.7

During a reaction, 1.7 * 10^(-4) J of energy is released. What change of mass ______ *10^(-21) would cause this?

5.1

1.5

4.8

1.9

During a reaction, an element loses 4.8 * 10^(-28) kg of mass. How much energy ________ * 10^(-36) (in Joules) is released?

4.3

1.4

1.6

5.3

What is the momentum in kg*m/s of a proton when it is moving with a speed of 0.60c in 10^(-19)?

1.2

1.5

3.0

3.8

If the velocity of your spaceship goes from 0.3 c to 0.6 c, then your mass will increase by


19

38

100

200

What is the speed of a proton if its mass is twice its rest mass?

0.50

0.68

0.73

0.87

An electron is traveling at 0.85c. What is its mass ______ * 10^-30? (The rest mass is 9.11 * 10^(-31) kg.)

1.4

7.2

1.7

2.4

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Title: MODERN PHYSICS: Special Theory Relativity Numerical
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