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An electron and a positron annihilate while both are at rest. Given
m
e
=
9.11
×
10
−
31
kg
m_e = 9.11\times10^{-31}\,\text{kg}
m
e
=
9.11
×
1
0
−
31
kg
,
c
=
3.0
×
10
8
m s
−
1
c = 3.0\times10^{8}\,\text{m s}^{-1}
c
=
3.0
×
1
0
8
m s
−
1
and
h
=
6.63
×
10
−
34
J s
h = 6.63\times10^{-34}\,\text{J s}
h
=
6.63
×
1
0
−
34
J s
, calculate: (i) the energy of each photon produced, and (ii) the corresponding wavelength.
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