Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
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Chapter 26 - The Special Theory of Relativity - Problems - Page 768: 22

Answer

$4\times10^{-28}kg $

Work Step by Step

The mass loss is found by using equation 26–7. $$E=mc^2$$ $$m=\frac{E}{c^2}=\frac{(200MeV)(1.60\times10^{-13}J/MeV)}{(3.00\times10^8m/s)^2}$$ $$=3.56\times10^{-28}kg\approx 4\times10^{-28}kg $$
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