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Suppose You Were to Try to Create a Proton-Antiproton Pair

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Suppose you were to try to create a proton-antiproton pair by annihilation of two very high-energy gamma rays of the same wavelength heading toward each other.The proton and the anti-proton have the same masses,but opposite charges.What would be the minimum energy needed for each photon? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C,mproton = 1.67 × 10-27 kg, Suppose you were to try to create a proton-antiproton pair by annihilation of two very high-energy gamma rays of the same wavelength heading toward each other.The proton and the anti-proton have the same masses,but opposite charges.What would be the minimum energy needed for each photon? (e = 1.60 × 10<sup>-19</sup> C,m<sub>proton</sub> = 1.67 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg,   A)  1.022 MeV B)  12.2 MeV C)  1880 MeV D)  939 MeV E)  223 MeV


A) 1.022 MeV
B) 12.2 MeV
C) 1880 MeV
D) 939 MeV
E) 223 MeV

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