As the speed of a particle increases, its rest mass

(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains the same
(d) changes

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(c) remains the same

Rest mass of a particle m_o is universally constant. It doesn't vary with the frames as well as with the speed with which the particle is moving.

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As the speed of a particle increases, its rest mass (a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains the same (d) changes

(c) remains the same Rest mass of a particle mo is universally constant. It doesn't vary with the frames as well as with the speed with which the particle is moving.

As the speed of a particle increases, its rest mass

(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains the same
(d) changes

(c) remains the same

Rest mass of a particle m_o is universally constant. It doesn't vary with the frames as well as with the speed with which the particle is moving.