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PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ONE QUESTION
What is the rest energy of a proton? (c = 2.9979 x 10^9 m/s, mp = 1.6726 x 10^-27)


Sagot :

[tex]E_0=1.5033×10^{-10}\:\text{J}[/tex]

Explanation:

The rest energy [tex]E_0[/tex] of a proton of mass [tex]m_p[/tex] is given by

[tex]E_0 = m_pc^2[/tex]

[tex]\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=(1.6726×10^{-27}\:\text{kg})(2.9979×10^8\:\text{m/s})^2[/tex]

[tex]\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=1.5033×10^{-10}\:\text{J}[/tex]