A photon is incident on a particle with mass M at rest. What is the minimal energy the photon must have so that after the collision two particles each of mass M will be created? a. 2Mc² b. 0.25Mc² C. 4Mc² d. 1.5Mc² e. The photon cannot create another particle. O f. Mc²

A photon is incident on a particle with mass M at rest. What is the minimal energy the photon must have so that after the collision two particles each of mass M will be created? a. 2Mc² b. 0.25Mc² C. 4Mc² d. 1.5Mc² e. The photon cannot create another particle. O f. Mc²

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A photon is incident on a particle with mass M at rest. What is the minimal energy the photon must
have so that after the collision two particles each of mass M will be created?
a. 2Mc²
b. 0.25Mc²
C. 4Mc²
d. 1.5Mc²
e. The photon cannot create another particle.
O f. Mc²

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