1. Intro to Physics Units
Introduction to Units
1. Intro to Physics Units Introduction to Units
30PRACTICE PROBLEM
A lithium atom has a rest mass of 1.17 × 10−26 kg. For an atom whose momentum magnitude is 1.5 × 10-18 kg•m/s, determine i) the sum of kinetic and rest energy of the atom, ii) the atom's kinetic energy, iii) The ratio of the atom's rest energy to kinetic energy.
A lithium atom has a rest mass of 1.17 × 10−26 kg. For an atom whose momentum magnitude is 1.5 × 10-18 kg•m/s, determine i) the sum of kinetic and rest energy of the atom, ii) the atom's kinetic energy, iii) The ratio of the atom's rest energy to kinetic energy.