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An electron is traveling at 0. 85c. what is its mass? (the rest mass is 9. 11 × 10-31 kg. )

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The mass of the electron is [tex]1.72\times 10^{-30}[/tex] Kg.

How can we calculate the mass of the electron?

To calculate the mass of the electron we are using the formula,

[tex]m=\frac{m_{0} }{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^{2} }{c^{2} } } }[/tex]

Here we are given,

[tex]m_0[/tex]=The rest mass of an electron =  [tex]9. 11 \times 10^{-31}[/tex] kg.

v= The velocity of electron =  0. 85c.

c= The velocity of light = c.  (c=[tex]3\times 10^8[/tex] m/s)

We have to found the mass of an electron = m Kg.

Now we substitute the known values, we found that,

[tex]m=\frac{9. 11 \times 10^{-31} }{\sqrt{1-\frac{(0.85c)^{2} }{c^{2} } } }[/tex]

Or,[tex]m=\frac{9. 11 \times 10^{-31} }{\sqrt{1-(\frac{0.85c}{c})^2 } }[/tex]

Or,[tex]m=\frac{9. 11 \times 10^{-31} }{\sqrt{1-({0.85})^2 } }[/tex]

Or, [tex]m=1.72\times 10^{-30}[/tex] Kg.

From the above calculation we can conclude that, The mass of the electron is [tex]1.72\times 10^{-30}[/tex] Kg.

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