SOLUTION: A proton is traveling at a constant speed of 0.5 c (half the speed of light) along a circular path inside a particle accelerator. The area enclosed inside the accelerator is 1.6 s
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Question 633670: A proton is traveling at a constant speed of 0.5 c (half the speed of light) along a circular path inside a particle accelerator. The area enclosed inside the accelerator is 1.6 square kilometers. How many times can the proton go around in 80 nanoseconds? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A proton is traveling at a constant speed of 0.5 c (half the speed of light)
along a circular path inside a particle accelerator.
The area enclosed inside the accelerator is 1.6 square kilometers.
How many times can the proton go around in 80 nanoseconds?
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We know that light only travels about 30 cm in 1 nanosecond
At half the speed of light: 15 cm
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80 * 15 = 1200 cm or 12 meters, not even close to making one round
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No point in finding the circumference and all that stuff.
