Accelerating Protons in Particle Physics

What percentage of the speed of light can some man-made objects travel?

• 99.9%

• 99.99%

• 99.9999999%

• 100%

If an object traveling at 99.9999999% the speed of light raced light to the moon, by how much would light win?

• 1 meter

• 4 meters

• 10 meters

• 100 meters

What is the approximate speed of the fastest man-made object, a probe sent to study the sun?

• 700 km/h

• 7,000 km/h

• 70,000 km/h

• 700,000 km/h

What type of subatomic particle is accelerated to near light speed by the Large Hadron Collider?

• Electrons

• Neutrons

• Protons

• Photons

What property of protons allows electromagnetic fields to accelerate them in the Large Hadron Collider?

• Their mass

• Their charge

• Their spin

• Their size

What is the correct sequence of accelerators protons pass through before entering the main ring of the Large Hadron Collider?

• LINAC -> Proton Synchrotron Booster -> Proton Synchrotron -> Super Proton Synchrotron

• Proton Synchrotron Booster -> LINAC -> Proton Synchrotron -> Super Proton Synchrotron

• LINAC -> Super Proton Synchrotron -> Proton Synchrotron Booster -> Proton Synchrotron

• Proton Synchrotron -> LINAC -> Super Proton Synchrotron -> Proton Synchrotron Booster

How does a resonator accelerate protons in the Large Hadron Collider?

• It uses strong magnetic fields to pull them forward.

• It creates a vacuum to reduce air resistance.

• It hosts an electromagnetic wave that protons 'surf' to gain speed.

• It physically pushes the protons with mechanical force.

According to Einstein's theory of relativity, what happens to protons as they are accelerated to near the speed of light, which helps overcome their mutual repulsion?

• They become negatively charged.

• They decrease in mass, making them easier to control.

• They get heavier, reducing the effect of electrostatic repulsion.

• They emit photons, neutralizing their charge.