Re: Since the electron's traveling at near "c" then what's it's inertial mass?

guskz@xxxxxxxxxxx <guskz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

stephen@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Randy Poe <poespam-trap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

guskz@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Are you sure their not moving faster when they absorb or release
photons to change atomic shells?

Yes.

I believe the higher the orbit the
higher the velocity(orbiting nucleus same as planet oribiting sun),

No, they aren't in orbit around the nucleus. That's the misconception
I keep mentioning. Not AT ALL the same as planets orbiting
the sun.

And planets in a "higher" orbit, meaning farther from the
Sun, move at lower velocities than planets that are closer
to the Sun. Mercury's orbital speed is about 50km/s.
Earth's is about 30km/s. Neptune's is only 5.4 km/s.
So thinking that "higher" orbits should have higher velocities
is another misconception.

Ok but those are two different mass....therefore higher orbits demand
higher momentum or higher velocity if the mass remains the same (p = mv
or p = gamma mv)

No, higher orbers do not demand higher velocities. The orbital
speed of an object does not depend on its mass, only on its
distance from the object it is orbiting. Orbital speeds decrease
as you get farther away.

Electrons are nothing like planets orbiting the sun,
so it is pointless to draw conclusions about the dynamics of
electrons based on the dynamics of planetary orbits. It is even
more pointless when you do not even understand the dynamics
of planetary orbits.

Stephen
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