Protons travel around the Large Hadron Collider with a lab energy of $6800$ GeV. If a proton at rest has a diameter of $1$ fm$,$ what is the shape of a proton travelling in the LHC as determined in the lab? Justify your answer with a short calculation.

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Protons dont have a defined shape Contrary to the questions assumption protons and other fundamental particles dont have a welldefined shape like a ball or an ellipse They are considered pointlike par... View the full answer