In Figure 31.4, an electron and a positron annihilate and produce electromagnetic radiation in the form of

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In Figure 31.4, an electron and a positron annihilate and produce electromagnetic radiation in the form of two gamma ray photons, each of energy 0.511 MeV. Explain why it is not possible for this reaction to give a single gamma ray photon with energy 2  (0.511 MeV) x 1.022 MeV.

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