Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 32 - Elementary Particles - Questions - Page 943: 3

Answer

Antiatoms would have nuclei of negatively-charged antiprotons and neutral antineutrons. There would be positively-charged positrons surrounding it.

Work Step by Step

Antimatter and matter annihilate as the particle–antiparticle pairs come into contact, and energetic photons are released.
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