Momentum: A proton, which has a mass of 1.67 × 10-27, is moving at 0.80c relative to the laboratory. What does a physicist in that lab measure for its momentum? (c = 3.0 × 108 m/s)

A. 4.0 × 10-19 kg ? m/s
B. 4.4 × 10-19 kg ? m/s
C. 5.0 × 10-19 kg ? m/s
D. 5.8 × 10-19 kg ? m/s
E. 6.7 × 10-19 kg ? m/s


Answer: E

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