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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

An antiparticle has the same mass as its partner but opposite charge and quantum numbers

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.

ConceptA-Level CAIE Physics AS