When it comes near a heavy nucleus, a gamma ray, which is a high energy photon, can "disappear," and in its place there will be produced an electron and a positron, which both have mass. According to special relativity, this pair production is an example of __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


the equivalence of mass and energy

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Atmospheric pressure does NOT correspond to approximately

A) 0.1 MPa. B) 1.0 × 102 N/m2. C) 2.2 × 103 lb/ft2. D) 2.4 × 102 oz/in2. E) 15. lb/in2.

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An electric current through a tungsten filament maintains its temperature at 2800 K. Assume the tungsten filament behaves as an ideal radiator at that temperature

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A 4.0-pC point charge is placed at the center of a hollow (inner radius = 2.0 cm, outer radius = 4.0 cm) conducting sphere which has a net charge of 4.0 pC. Determine the magnitude of the electric field at a point which is 6.0 cm from the point charge

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