IB Physics Mass and energy
/A tutorial sheet of questions on mass and energy from topic E follows.
- Can mass be "converted" into energy?
- Can energy be "converted" into mass?
- A Higgs boson has an approximate energy of 2 TeV. What is the mass associated with this energy? Give the answer in u.
- A neutron has a mass of 1.00727 u. What is the rest mass of a neutron in GeV c-2?
- When a nuclear fission reaction occurs is mass "converted" into energy?
- Where does the energy "come from" in a nuclear fission reaction?
- Is mass "converted" into energy when an electron and a positron annihilate each other?
- Is energy "converted" into mass when a gamma ray undergoes a par production reaction?
- The rest mass of an electron is 0.5 MeV c-2. What does this mean?
- Is the binding energy of a nucleus positive or negative in sign?
