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    Particle Annihilation: Electron-Positron & Photon Energies

    Hey i am doing some studying and when it comes to the subject of nuclear decays it says that when an electron and positron annihilate at rest they produce two photons with equal energys. Can someone try to explain to me why the photons have equal energies and how come there must be two photons...
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    What Causes Beta Decay to Be More Common in Heavy Elements?

    Hey i was just wondering if anyone could help me out and shed some light into " why is B^- decay (emission of an electron) far more common among the heavy elements than the B^+ (emission of a positron) or electron capture decays?" I am looking at a plot of Z vs. N for various nuclei and believe...
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