When light scatters off light, a photon can briefly turn into a pair of particles, such as an electron and a positron. These interact and annihilate, turning back into a photon. But if heavier virtual ...

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The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...