Q. With reference to the Antimatter, consider the following statements:
1.It was created in equal amounts along with matter after the Big Bang
2.Anti-matter particles can be created in a lab
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
- Statement 1 is correct: Antimatter is the opposite of normal matter. More specifically, the sub-atomic particles of antimatter have properties opposite those of normal matter. For example, the electrical charge of antimatter particles is reversed. The creation of antimatter happened along with matter after the Big Bang
- Statement 2 is correct:In 2018, physicists at CERN, the massive underground particle research lab in Europe, revealed that they created an antimatter particle in the lab as a part of the ALPHA experiment. Scientists created an atom of ‘antihydrogen’.
