An alpha particle has a mass of 6.64 × 10^-27 kg and a charge of 3.20 × 10^-19 C, and it is traveling at 0.9650c. (c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s), 1 eV = 1.60 × 10^-19 J)
(a) What is its rest energy (in GeV)?
(b) What is its total energy (in GeV)?
(c) What is its kinetic energy (in GeV)?

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The Answer of An alpha particle has a mass of 6.64 × 10^-27 kg and a charge of 3.20 × 10^-19 C, and it is traveling at 0.9650c. (c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s), 1 eV = 1.60 × 10^-19 J) (a) What is its rest energy (in GeV)? (b) What is its total energy (in GeV)? (c) What is its kinetic energy (in GeV)?

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