Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 32 - Elementary Particles - Problems - Page 945: 21

Answer

$1.3\times10^{-12}m$

Work Step by Step

The energies of the electron and positron transform into the energy of the 2 photons. Assume the photons have equal energy so that momentum is conserved. $$2(mc^2+KE)=2hf=2h\frac{c}{\lambda}$$ $$\lambda=\frac{hc}{mc^2+KE}$$ $$=\frac{(6.63\times10^{-34} J \cdot s)(3.00\times10^8m/s)}{((511+420)\times10^{3}eV)(1.60\times10^{-19}J/eV)}$$ $$=1.3\times10^{-12}m$$
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