What Is a Virtual Particle

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is a virtual particle?

• A) particle whose existence is too short for observers to know it ever existed
• B) particle that never does anything wrong
• C) particle that, if it comes in contact with ordinary matter, annihilates to form pure energy
• D) particle, like a photon or a graviton, that is made up of waves

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