What if the electron and/or positron initially had kinetic energy? This kinetic energy, combined with the rest mass energy equivalence, will provide the total energy released due to the annihilation. #annihilation #physics #alevelphysics #revision #physicsrevision | vt.physics

When a particle meets its equivalent antiparticle they both get destroyed, and their mass is converted into energy in the form of two gamma ray photons. Electron-positron annihilation is when a positron collides with an electron, resulting in the annihilation of both particles. Electrons (or β- particles) and positrons (or β particles) have equal mass but opposite charge. According to the physics of conservation of energy, their masses are converted to two gamma photons with an energy of around

When Matter Meets Antimatter... 💥Annihilation Explained! (Physics 101)