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11TH GRADE PRACTICE

Physics Problems: Special relativity, Grade 11

Relativistic mass, time and length.

5 problems across 1 sub-topics
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Problem #54

Fundamentals of Special Relativity

How far will light travel in an hour? What is the physical meaning of the speed of light?

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  1. The speed of light is the maximum speed at which interaction can be transmitted.

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Problem #57

Fundamentals of Special Relativity

At what speed will relativistic time in a moving system slow down in times?

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Problem #58

Fundamentals of Special Relativity

Bullet weight . How much will its mass increase during the combustion of gunpowder with specific energy , if all the energy is transferred to the bullet?

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  1. The increase in mass is negligible - therefore, in ordinary problems it is not taken into account.

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Problem #59

Fundamentals of Special Relativity

The first satellite had a mass and flew at speed . By how much did its relativistic mass increase?

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Problem #60

Fundamentals of Special Relativity

What potential difference must an electron pass through for its relativistic mass to increase by times?

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