What is matter and anti-matter? Please

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   paarsurreyposted 8 years ago

   What is matter and anti-matter?
   
   Please let us know as to what is matter and anti-matter in easy language for the comprehension of an ordinary man.
   
   Thanks

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      Beelzedadposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Usually, the difference is in the charge of a particle. An electron, for example has a negative charge while a positron has a positive charge.

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         paarsurreyposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         Is it correct to state that matter is +ve charged and anti-matter is -vely charged or the vice versa?

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            Beelzedadposted 8 years agoin reply to this

            No. All it means is that any particle of matter, whether it is positively or negatively charged will have a corresponding anti-matter particle of opposite charge.

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      Mishaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      You can shove matter up yr ass. Doing the same with anti-matter will blow you up.

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   earnestshubposted 8 years ago

   It doesn't matter! We have google!

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      logic,commonsenseposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Better see a doctor about it then!

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         earnestshubposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         I will Google one right now!

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   ddsurfscaposted 8 years ago

   All matter has it's almost equal opposite.  It has to do with quantum and other physics, but from what I can understand, when matter and it's antimatter collide, you lose some of its projectile momentum - this is as close as I can get to helping you

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      paarsurreyposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Matter is physical and exists physically; is ati-matter also physical?
      
      Thanks

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   ddsurfscaposted 8 years ago

   I guess that everything in science has an opposite, even and including atom matter.matter is atomic size particle of any substance.

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   klarawieckposted 8 years ago

   Is Uranus in Virgo? What is the matter with you boys this morning?! Geeeeez!

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      Beelzedadposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I had heard that there were rings around Uranus, is that true?

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         klarawieckposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         That is true! Two wives! Poor guy! LOL

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   Uzdawiposted 8 years ago

   anti matter isnt anything misterious, its just normal particles with the opposite charge.
   
   a positron for example , is just an electron with a positive charge
   
   if an anti matter and matter particle come together they anihilate into pure energy as photons.
   
   so according to E=mc *2 if u had a gram of anti hydrogen and a gram of hydrogen that would produce four times the energy of hiroshima
   
   however it would costs us 51 trillion dollar to make a gram of anti hydrogen.We would also have problems conatining it.

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      paarsurreyposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks; you have explained my query nicely.
      
      Regards

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