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The following figure shows observer 0' moving past observer 0 with a relative speed 0.800c. 0' throws a ball of rest mass 5.00 × 10-1 kg against a wall which 0 claims is 4.00 m away, and it returns to him in 5.00 s according to 0'.

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Determine the following:

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The time it takes the ball to make a round trip according to 0
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The distance between 0' and the wall according to 0'
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The mass of the ball according to 0'
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The mass of the ball according to 0
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The speed of 0 as measured by 0'

Observer 0' detects a spaceship traveling 0.900 x in the x' direction

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The speed of the spaceship according to 0

An electron is accelerated from rest through an electrical potential difference of 1.00 × 106 V.

Determine the following:

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Final kinetic energy of the electron
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Total relativistic energy of the electron
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Relativistic mass of the electron
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Speed of the electron
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Momentum of the electron

A 2.00 × 103 MW nuclear power plant operating at full power delivers 2.00 × 109 J of electrical energy and 4.00 × 109 J of waste heat every second.

Determine the following:

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The rate at which mass is converted to energy
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The amount of mass "burned" in one year

A particle of 4.00 × 10-19-C charge and 5.00 × 10-28-kg rest mass moving perpendicular to a 0.500-T magnetic field traces out a 1.00-m radius circle.

Determine the following:

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Magnitude of the velocity of the particle
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Magnitude of the linear momentum of the particle
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Kinetic energy of the particle
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Total energy of the particle
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Mass of the particle







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