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What is the result of the annihilation reaction between the positron and the electron?
What is the result of the annihilation reaction between the positron and the electron?
- Formation of a proton
- Formation of two high-energy photons (correct)
- Formation of a neutrino
- Formation of a neutron
What particle is converted to a neutron during the β+ decay process?
What particle is converted to a neutron during the β+ decay process?
- Proton (correct)
- Neutrino
- Electron
- Positron
What happens to the positron when it travels a short distance in the body?
What happens to the positron when it travels a short distance in the body?
- It converts into a proton
- It forms a neutron
- It emits a neutrino
- It annihilates with an electron (correct)
What is the energy of each photon produced during the annihilation reaction?
What is the energy of each photon produced during the annihilation reaction?
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What term is used to describe the line along which the radioactivity is localized between two detectors detecting photons in opposite directions?
What term is used to describe the line along which the radioactivity is localized between two detectors detecting photons in opposite directions?
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