11.1.8—An antiparticle has the same mass but opposite charge to the corresponding
- Syllabus
- 9702–2028–2029
- Objective
- 11.1.8
- Level
- AS
A particle’s antiparticle has equal rest mass and opposite electric charge; for example, a positron is the antiparticle of an electron.
Keep particle identity separate from radiation type and track conservation laws when a particle–antiparticle pair is created or annihilated.
Electron–positron annihilation can produce photons whose total energy reflects the particles’ rest energy and motion.
An antiparticle is not simply a particle travelling backwards in space, and equal mass does not mean equal charge.