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Q.

A positron is an antiparticle of electron. A photon is a particle of light, which has no charge but non-zero energy, momentum proportional to the light frequency. If an electron and positron moving towards each other with equal and opposite velocities. Then they

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a

Can annihilate into one photon without conserving both energy and momentum

b

Cannot annihilate into one photon because momentum cannot be conserved

c

Can annihilate into one photon conserving both energy and momentum 

d

Cannot annihilate into one photon because energy cannot be conserved

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The total momentum of electron positron pair is zero, but photon is stated to have non- zero momentum. Contradicting the law of conservation of momentum.

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