Positrons and Other Antiparticles

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A photon with an energy of 2.00 GeV creates a proton-antiproton pair in which the proton has a kinetic energy of 95.0 MeV. What is the kinetic energy of the antiproton?

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For the photon to create a proton-antiproton pair, it must provide the rest energy of the pair ...

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The solution provides clear, succinct steps to calculate the kinetic energy of an antiproton in MeV.

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