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A moving positron and electron both with kinetic energy 1 MeVannihilate with each other and emits two gamma photons. If the rest mass energy of an electron is0.51 MeV, the wavelength of each photon is ?

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Answer:
C
Solution:

Energy released in annihilation =0.51+0.51=1.02 MeV

Initial energy =1+1=2 MeV .

Therefore, the energy of the two photons is =1.02+2=3.02 MeV . Hence energy of each photon is E=1.51 MeV . Now, according to Duane-Hunt law, the wavelength of a photon of energy E(in eV) is given by

λ=hcEineV Å=6.62×10−34×3×1081.51×106 Å

=8.2×10−3 Å

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:PhysicsTopic:Modern PhysicsSubtopic:Miscellaneous
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