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which of the following has the greatest kinetic energy 1. mass 4m and velocity v 2.mass 3m and velocity 2v 3.mass 2m and velocity 3v 4.mass m and velocity 4v

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Chapter28: Special Relativity

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Problem 51PE: A muon has a rest mass energy of 105.7 MeV, and it decays into an electron and a massless particle....

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