The half- life of a positron is very short. it reacts with an electron, and the masses
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The half- life of a positron is very short. it reacts with an electron, and the masses of both are converted to two gamma-ray photons:
(0e+1)+ (0e-1)---> 2?
(the 0 in front of e is the mass # and behind it is the atomic #)
(? stands for the photons)
This reaction is called an annihilation reaction. the mass of an electrion or positron is 9.109 * 10^-31 kg
a) Calculate the energy produced by the reaction between one electron and one positron.( in Joules)
change in E= ______J
b)Assuming that the two ?-ray photons have the same frequency,calculate this frequency.
? photon=_____Hz
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University Physics with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0133977981
14th edition
Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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