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MarkSK
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Hi everyone.
I have some questions related to relativistic mass: Does atoms and molecules are affected by this relativistic effects? and does relativistic mass affects the way we weigh things?
What I mean is; (and based on my limited knowledge of Special and General Relativity ) atoms an molecules have more (or less) kinetic energy in relation to temperature and pressure, so, if these particles move then there may be some relativistic effects going on, right?
I know we can calculate the relativistic mass using:
But the tricky thing is the speed of individual atoms (or molecules)
So, the point is, do these relativistic effects affect atoms? and does this affect the way that a chemist might try to weigh a substance?
Beware that I don't know much about relativity, so I'd love to know where is the problem in my reasoning
I have some questions related to relativistic mass: Does atoms and molecules are affected by this relativistic effects? and does relativistic mass affects the way we weigh things?
What I mean is; (and based on my limited knowledge of Special and General Relativity ) atoms an molecules have more (or less) kinetic energy in relation to temperature and pressure, so, if these particles move then there may be some relativistic effects going on, right?
I know we can calculate the relativistic mass using:
But the tricky thing is the speed of individual atoms (or molecules)
So, the point is, do these relativistic effects affect atoms? and does this affect the way that a chemist might try to weigh a substance?
Beware that I don't know much about relativity, so I'd love to know where is the problem in my reasoning