2006-10-01 01:34:58 · 2 answers · asked by Steph_kinse 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
If an antiparticle comes into contact with its equivalent particle (and outside of a laboratory, it will), it will get annihilated.
As for in a lab...I'll leave that to someone more intelligent!
2006-10-01 01:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by WAYNE S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anti-matter has been created, and even in complex forms such as VERY small amounts of 'anti-water' (i.e. a few atoms). However, as soon as anti-matter comes in to contact with 'normal' matter, the two substances annihilate each other, releasing an amount of energy based on the equation E=mc2 (yes, anti-matter explosions are BIG if there is enough anti-matter). The only way to store anti-matter at the moment is containing is in powerful electromagnetic fields, but the amounts stored are very small.
2006-10-01 15:50:54 · answer #2 · answered by Kivus Tzarian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋