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Calculate the speed of a particle when its kinetic energy is equal to twice its rest energy.

(Speed of light in a vacuum, c=3.00×108 m s−1c = 3.00 \times 10^8 \text{ m s}^{-1}c=3.00×108 m s−1)

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Special relativity (A-level only) Questions

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22 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Physics Special relativity (A-level only), covering The Michelson-Morley experiment (A-level only), Einstein's theory of special relativity (A-level only), Time dilation (A-level only), Length contraction (A-level only), and Mass and energy (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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