Why Does the Production of Electron-Positron Pairs Require Less-Energetic Photons

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Essay

Why does the production of electron-positron pairs require less-energetic photons than the production of proton-antiproton pairs?

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Definitions:

Optically Active

A characteristic of a compound that has the ability to rotate the plane of polarized light, indicating chirality.

Enantiomers

Stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other and cannot be superimposed, significantly affecting the properties and biological activity of molecules.

Separated

Refers to the process of moving or being moved apart or the act of dividing or disassociating items from one another.

Distillation

A process used to separate mixtures based on differences in their volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture.