Answer:
E = 1.711 MeV
Explanation:
From the law of the conservation of energy:
[tex]K.E_{e}+K.E_p + E_{e}+E_{p} = 2 E[/tex]
where,
[tex]K.E_e=K.Ep=[/tex] the kinetic energy of positron and electron = 1.2 MeV
[tex]E_e=E_p =[/tex] Rest energy of the electron and the positron = 0.511 MeV
E = Energy of Photon = ?
Therefore,
[tex]1.2\ MeV + 1.2\ MeV + 0.511\ MeV + 0.511\ MeV = 2E\\\\E = \frac{3.422\ MeV}{2}\\\\[/tex]
E = 1.711 MeV
