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taylaron
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Mater Annihilation --matter v.s. anti-matter--
hey all,
in the study of "massless particles" such as the electron and the and the positron. in beta decay (beta plus) there is an emission of a subatomic particle called the positron (the anti-particle of the electron)
my thought is that when this decay occurs, why isn't there a mass release of energy. becuase i learned that when matter and anti-matter meet, they annihilate each other while producing a massive release of energy.
or is it because they "blink" out of existence before it gets in contact with matter? ( doesn't that conflict with the theory "matter can not be created nor distroyed, only transformed.")?
and in an atomic nuclei, when a proton turns directly into a neutron, where does that charge (+) charge go?
i am aware this might come across as a stupid question
hey all,
in the study of "massless particles" such as the electron and the and the positron. in beta decay (beta plus) there is an emission of a subatomic particle called the positron (the anti-particle of the electron)
my thought is that when this decay occurs, why isn't there a mass release of energy. becuase i learned that when matter and anti-matter meet, they annihilate each other while producing a massive release of energy.
or is it because they "blink" out of existence before it gets in contact with matter? ( doesn't that conflict with the theory "matter can not be created nor distroyed, only transformed.")?
and in an atomic nuclei, when a proton turns directly into a neutron, where does that charge (+) charge go?
i am aware this might come across as a stupid question