Question

What happens when matter and antimatter collide

Answer 1

Answer:

Annihilation

Explanation:

Annihilation is the phenomenon that occurs when a particle of matter and its corresponding anti-particle of antimatter collide with each other. When this collision occurs, the particle and antiparticle "disappear", and all their mass is converted into pure energy, according to Einstein's famous equation:

$E=mc^2$

where

E is the energy released

m is the mass of the two particles together

c is the speed of light

Annihilation is the process that releases the largest amount of energy at all, since the whole mass of the particles involved is 100% converted into energy. An example of annihilation is the electron-positron annihilation.