Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 32 - Elementary Particles - Problems - Page 945: 19

Answer

$1.32\times10^{-15}m$

Work Step by Step

The combined mass energy of the proton and antiproton transforms into the energy of the two photons. Assume the photons have equal energy so that momentum is conserved. $$2mc^2=2hf=2h\frac{c}{\lambda}$$ $$\lambda=\frac{hc}{mc^2}$$ $$=\frac{(6.63\times10^{-34} J \cdot s)(3.00\times10^8m/s)}{(938.3\times10^{6}eV)(1.60\times10^{-19}J/eV)}$$ $$=1.32\times10^{-15}m$$
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