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>Most of the weight of solid objects is due to the high speeds of the elementary particles within them rather than the rest mass of the constituent particles.
by AnotherGoodName 6y ago
>Most of the weight of solid objects is due to the high speeds of the elementary particles within them rather than the rest mass of the constituent particles.
Wait i agree energy is mass but is this specifically correct? The rest mass is always much higher when i've seen it in equations.
- Xcelerate 6y agoWhoops, I forgot binding energy. But yes, rest mass of quarks is only about 1% of a proton or neutron’s mass.