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Part A How much total kinetic energy will an electron-positron pair have if produced by a...

Part A How much total kinetic energy will an electron-positron pair have if produced by a 3.69 MeV photon? Express your answer using three significant figures.

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Any energy beyond the minimum needed to produce the electron and positron(rest mass energy) goes into kinetic energy
i.e. Ephoton = 2me c2 + K.E.
Mass of electron = mass of positron = me = 9.11 × 10–31 kg or 0.51 MeV/c2

From above equation

3.69 = 2 x 0.51 + K.E.
K.E. = 3.69MeV - 1.02MeV = 2.67 MeV.

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