Q18.
A team of scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory including those from India created the heaviest anti-matter (anti-helium nucleus). What is/are the implication/implications of the creation of anti-matter? 1. It will make mineral prospecting and oil exploration easier and cheaper. 2. It will help probe the possibility of the existence of stars and galaxies made of anti-matter. 3. It will help understand the evolution of the universe. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer
B
Explanation
The discovery of antihelium at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory will aid the search for exotic phenomena in the distant universe, including antimatter versions of stars and even galaxies. It will also help understand the evolution of the universe, as RHIC may have a unique opportunity to test in the laboratory some crucial features of symmetry-altering bubbles speculated to have played a role in the evolution of the infant universe. Statement 1 (mineral prospecting) is NOT an implication of antimatter research.