35. Special Relativity
Inertial Reference Frames
118PRACTICE PROBLEM
Matter and its anti-matter partner lose their particle properties and entirely transform into energy waves (annihilate) when they are in close proximity to each other. Determine the amount of energy released when a spacecraft fueled by antimatter consumes 500 kg of antimatter fuel. Compare this to the annual energy usage of the United Kingdom which is around 1.2 × 1020 J.
Matter and its anti-matter partner lose their particle properties and entirely transform into energy waves (annihilate) when they are in close proximity to each other. Determine the amount of energy released when a spacecraft fueled by antimatter consumes 500 kg of antimatter fuel. Compare this to the annual energy usage of the United Kingdom which is around 1.2 × 1020 J.