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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Pair-production means :

  1. A ejection of electron from a metal surface illuminated by U.V. radiation
  2. B annihilation of a gamma ray in to an electron and positron
  3. C ejection of electron from a nucleus
  4. D ionisation of neutral atom
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(B) annihilation of a gamma ray in to an electron and positron

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Pair production is the process where a high-energy gamma ray photon converts its energy into a matter-antimatter pair consisting of an electron and a positron. This typically happens when the photon passes near an atomic nucleus. B) annihilation of a gamma ray in to an electron…
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