• Plibbert@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    What exactly does “annihilation” mean in this context. Do both “atoms” give off energy and convert to sub atomic particles? Does one atom kind of “win” over the other and undergo fission instead of complete annihilation?

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      1 year ago

      Annihilation means exactly that - both particles destroy each other on contact, releasing the energy that composed them.