A team of scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory including those from India created the heaviest antimatter (anti-helium nucleus). What is/are the implication/implications of the creation of antimatter?
- It will make mineral prospecting and oil exploration easier and cheaper.
- It will help probe the possibility of the existence of stars and galaxies made of antimatter.
- It will help understand the evolution of the universe.
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Detailed Explanation:
❌ Statement 1 – Incorrect: Antimatter production is extremely costly and impractical; it has no application in mineral prospecting or oil exploration, which rely on seismic surveys and remote sensing.
✅ Statement 2 – Correct: Discovery of anti-helium-4 nucleus provides a reference for space-based experiments like Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to search for antimatter in cosmic rays, helping probe the existence of antimatter stars and galaxies.
✅ Statement 3 – Correct: Studying heavy antimatter nuclei helps understand the matter-antimatter asymmetry puzzle—why the Big Bang produced a matter-dominated universe despite equal creation of both—crucial for understanding early universe evolution.
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