The short answer is: they can't. Protons, or any other particle that has mass, can't go at the speed of light because it would take infinite energy to get it going that fast. In particle accelerators, they make protons collide at a speed very slightly less than the speed of light, something like 99.99% of the speed of light. It takes a lot of energy to get the protons going that fast, and all of that energy is released in the collision, hopefully making some interesting results.
If two protons were to collide at the speed of light, their masses would become infinite according to the theory of special relativity. This would require an infinite amount of energy, which is not physically possible. In reality, protons can never travel at the speed of light due to their mass.
As long as the light remains in the motor oil, nothing happens to its speed.
It moves at a slower speed!
No - you would be stopped BEFORE you reach the speed of light, by your increasing mass (among other things). As your speed approaches the speed of light, your mass would approach infinity, and it would require an infinite energy to actually achieve the speed of light.Note that the "speed of light" is not really about light. It is a speed limit of our Universe; some have described it as the "speed of causality".
No, protons do not travel through an electric circuit at or near the speed of light. In a circuit, electrons are the charge carriers that move through the wires at speeds much slower than the speed of light. Protons typically remain within the nucleus of an atom and do not move freely in a circuit.
The speed of light IN A VACUUM is always the same. In substances other than the vacuum, the speed of light is usually slower than in a vacuum.
As long as the light remains in the motor oil, nothing happens to its speed.
It moves at a slower speed!
Two protons are forced to collide with each other at near the speed of light to create ultra intense pressure and heat conditions. These conditions have not occurred naturally since the big bang. Scientists can measure the radiation and effects that these collisions produce to better understand the fundamentals of the universe.
The speed increases.
The speed decreases.
I'm afraid nothing happens to the speed of light ever. Also "air" is consider'd a gas.
the objects reverse their direction of motion after the collision but still move with the same speed.! (:
No - you would be stopped BEFORE you reach the speed of light, by your increasing mass (among other things). As your speed approaches the speed of light, your mass would approach infinity, and it would require an infinite energy to actually achieve the speed of light.Note that the "speed of light" is not really about light. It is a speed limit of our Universe; some have described it as the "speed of causality".
No, protons do not travel through an electric circuit at or near the speed of light. In a circuit, electrons are the charge carriers that move through the wires at speeds much slower than the speed of light. Protons typically remain within the nucleus of an atom and do not move freely in a circuit.
it travels at c (speed of light in a vacuum)
The speed of light IN A VACUUM is always the same. In substances other than the vacuum, the speed of light is usually slower than in a vacuum.
It increases.