Suppose a Virtual Particle-Antiparticle Pair Appears Just Outside the Event

question 35

Multiple Choice

Suppose a virtual particle-antiparticle pair appears just outside the event horizon of a black hole, and that each particle is the same distance from the center of the black hole. What will happen in this case?

• A) Gravity from the black hole will attract the particle and repel the antiparticle, thus separating them. They will become real, and neither of them needs to enter the black hole.
• B) Gravity from the black hole will attract the particle and repel the antiparticle, thus separating them. They will become real, and both of them will enter the black hole.
• C) Gravity from the black hole will attract the particle and repel the antiparticle, thus separating them. They will become real, and the particle will enter the black hole.
• D) The gravitational force from the black hole will cause the particles to move toward each other, and they will recombine without affecting the black hole.

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