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Special relativity — Question 84

Original QCE Vault practice · 4 marks

Q84 · Practice questionComplex familiar4 marks

QUESTION 84 (4 marks)

A proton moves at

0.95c

. Determine the ratio of its relativistic momentum to its classical momentum

mv

and explain the physical significance of this ratio.

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