Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 44 - Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang - Problems - Page 1363: 3

Answer

$\lambda = 2.4\times 10^{-12}~m$

Work Step by Step

An electron and a positron each have a rest energy of $0.511~MeV$ We can find the wavelength of each photon produced by the annihilation: $E = \frac{hc}{\lambda}$ $\lambda = \frac{hc}{E}$ $\lambda = \frac{(6.626\times 10^{-34}~J~s)(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{(0.511\times 10^6~eV)(1.6\times 10^{-19}~J/eV)}$ $\lambda = 2.4\times 10^{-12}~m$
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