How can matter be converted into energy?
1 Answer
Jun 26, 2014
Matter can be converted into energy by annihilation, fission, and fusion.
These are mentioned in
http://socratic.org/questions/how-are-matter-and-energy-related
Some examples are
Annihilation occurs when an electron and a positron meet. They annihilate each other and produce two γ ray photons, each with an energy of 511 keV.
Fission is a process in which a nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei. For example,
Fusion is a process in which two nuclei join to form a larger nucleus. For example,
Hope this helps.
