(a) How much energy would be released if the proton did decay via the conjectured reaction p...

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(a) How much energy would be released if the proton did decay via the conjectured reaction p → (0 + e+?

(b) Given that the (0 decays to two γs and that the e+ will find an electron to annihilate, what total energy is ultimately produced in proton decay?

(c) Why is this energy greater than the proton's total mass (converted to energy)?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-1118230725

10th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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