Effect of speed of electrons on an element's physical properties

Subject: Effect of speed of electrons on an element's physical properties

Date: Mon Aug 14 09:27:24 2000
Posted by Peter Hudson
Grade level: grad (science) School: No school entered.
City: Wrexham State/Province: Wales Country: UK
Area of science: Physics
ID: 966259644.Ph

Message:


In the heavier elements, electrons in inner orbitals are whizzing around 
at close to the speed of light.  Can any of the physical properties (mass, 
appearance, etc) of the elements be attributed solely to the relativistic 
effects of these speedy particles?

Re: Effect of speed of electrons on an element's physical properties

Current Queue | Current Queue for Physics | Physics archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Physics.