the particles making up normal matter have opposite versions of themselves. An electron has a negative charge and its anti-matter equivalent, the positron, is positive. Matter and anti-matter annihilate each other when they collide and their mass is converted into pure energy
2006-07-09 15:31:06 · 10 answers · asked by bonee 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
its too expensive and its not clean,it releases ENORMOUS amounts of gamma radiation which is harmful to everything on earth thats alive.and u cant contain it in anything made of matter or around matter cuz they dont mix i guess in lamens terms.it might change though but at the moment its too expensive to make even the tiniest bit,for instance,to make 1 gram would cost billions and billions of dollars and its just outright dangerous.
2006-07-09 16:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by chevyman502 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antimatter has been created in VERY small quantities right here in earth labs. I can forsee a time when antimatter could be used as a energy source providing we are able to use massive solar converters in space or perhaps even capturing quantities of antimatter from existing sources (in theory there are massive amounts of it in our universe) and transported via magnetic 'bottles' for use in interstellar travel, etc. The beauty of using antimatter for propulsion is that when brought in contact with positive matter the resulting effect is nearly a one to one energy conversion. Explosion -- push -- light speed, here we come!
2006-07-09 16:02:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will not, more likely it will be an energy sink. It takes a lot more energy to create antimatter than the energy it produced. However, if we can generate large amount of energy to create antimatter then we can use it for space travel.
2006-07-09 16:04:39 · answer #3 · answered by Radixa M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because there is no naturally occurring source of antimatter to use as fuel and it would take more energy to make it that we got back by using it as fuel. By the way, hydrogen has the same problem.
2006-07-09 15:39:04 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antimatter As An Energy Source
2017-02-27 08:51:09 · answer #5 · answered by sanden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you mean by "clean". If you lose containment of your antimatter supply, it doesn't take much to pretty much wipe the entire planet out. Antimatter is much, MUCH more dangerous than either fission or fusion.
2006-07-09 15:36:12 · answer #6 · answered by tyrsson58 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Where will we get the antimatter from?
Unless there is a source There will be no clean energy.
2006-07-09 15:44:00 · answer #7 · answered by profit0004 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antimatter is the most efficient way for energy.. did you read Angels and Demons? .. the problem with antimater is that you cant store it!
but some day it could power interstellar travel, and even all of our houses
2006-07-09 15:35:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the problem is the equation E=MC^2
what ever you put in, thats how much you get out.
there is no extra energy that is created because energy can't be created.
2006-07-09 15:51:37 · answer #9 · answered by Rajan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. California legislators will deem it destroys forests on other planets.
2006-07-09 15:34:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋