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Many people say that when mixing matter with anti-matter , energy is released according to e=mc2 however how much energy does it take to mix matter with antimatter which leads to annihilation .
Annihilation is a process in which a particle and its antiparticle collide and convert their mass into energy.
During annihilation, the particle and antiparticle annihilate each other, producing photons (particles of light) as a result. These photons carry energy, which was previously stored as the mass of the particle and antiparticle.
The equation for calculating the energy released during annihilation is E = mc2, where E is the energy, m is the mass, and c is the speed of light.
The amount of energy released during annihilation depends on the masses of the particle and antiparticle involved. However, in most cases, a large amount of energy is released. For example, when an electron and a positron (the antiparticle of an electron) annihilate, 1.02 MeV (megaelectron volts) of energy is released.
Yes, annihilation can potentially be harnessed as a source of energy. However, the technology to do so is currently not available, and it would require a highly controlled and efficient method of creating and containing particle-antiparticle collisions. Currently, nuclear fission and fusion are more practical sources of energy.