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Explain the process of annihilation and how photon energy is involved in this phenomenon.
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- Annihilation occurs when a particle and its corresponding antiparticle collide, resulting in the conversion of their mass into energy, typically in the form of photons.
- The energy of the photons produced is equal to the total rest mass energy of the particle-antiparticle pair, calculated using E = mc².
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This answer demonstrates an understanding of the annihilation process and the role of photon energy, testing the student's ability to connect concepts of mass-energy equivalence with particle interactions.
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