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A student found e/m using Thomson method for electron. His value was 1/3 rd of the original. He claimed to commit no mistake.

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instead of electron he used quark
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he took some mysterious particle
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the electron was moving with relativistic speed
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he just lied
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Solution

The correct option is B the electron was moving with relativistic speed
When an object (electron) moves with a relativistic speed its mass increases, hence reducing the value
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