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An electron-positron pair is produced by a photon with an energy of $11 \mathrm{MeV}$.a. Name two quantities this process must conserve.b. What is the total kinetic energy of the electron and positron combined?c. What is the total momentum of the electron and positron combined?
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This is due to the conservation laws of energy and momentum which state that the total energy and total momentum before and after a process must remain the same. Show more…
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Photon Interactions; Pair Production
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