Which of the following quantities related to an electron has a finite upper limit?
If the electron is moving with very high-speed v, then its mass will increase by the factor i.e. m’=
m, where
,
Momentum, p = m’v=
Kinetic energy k=
When the speed of electron is maximum i.e. v=c, then
Therefore, the upper limit of speed is always less than c but mass, momentum and kinetic energy do not have any upper limit.
Option (c) is correct.