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📅 MIT Science Bowl 2022🎓 HS🔄 Round 5#️⃣ Question 8🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

MIT scientists are developing a next-generation PET scanner that can be used simultaneously with magnetic resonance imaging. PET works by using radioisotopes, which decay to emit positrons. When these positrons annihilate with electrons, they produce two gamma rays in opposite directions, which are then detected by the PET scanner. Which of the following is closest to the energy of one of these gamma rays?

W) 50 electronvolts
X) 5 kilo-electronvolts
Y) 500 kilo-electronvolts
Z) 50 mega-electronvolts
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