Since the Rest Energy of an Electron and Its Antiparticle

question 85

True/False

Since the rest energy of an electron and its antiparticle a positron is 0.511 MeV,a gamma ray must have an energy larger than 1.022 MeV to produce an electron-positron pair.

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