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Find the momentum, kinetic energy, and total energy of an electron with speed (c) 0.50c0.50 c.

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For a particle of mass mm moving at relativistic speed vv, the momentum pp, kinetic energy KK and total relativistic energy EE is

p=γmvK=(γ1)mc2E=γmc2\begin{align} p &= \gamma mv \\ K &= (\gamma - 1)mc^2 \\ E &= \gamma mc^2 \end{align}

where γ=11v2c2\gamma = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1 - \dfrac{v^2}{c^2}}} is the Lorentz factor

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