If a new force were discovered that had a range on the order of 10-18 meters:

(a) predict the mass of the exchange particle.
(b) how long is conservation of energy violated in the exchange of this particle?


(a) 4 × 10-25 kilograms
(b) 3 × 10-27 seconds

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