A positron and an electron (same mass = 9.11 x 10 kg, charges of +e and -e) explode away from each other with an initial velocity of 160 m/s each in a vacuum. What will be the maximum separation of these two particles? At what velocity will the positron and electron be traveling when they come back together into an annihilation event? Include a diagram.

A positron and an electron (same mass = 9.11 x 10 kg, charges of +e and -e) explode away from each other with an initial velocity of 160 m/s each in a vacuum. What will be the maximum separation of these two particles? At what velocity will the positron and electron be traveling when they come back together into an annihilation event? Include a diagram.

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Chapter5: Relativity

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