Suppose a spaceship has the mass of a typical ocean cruise ship,
then it can be assumed that it has a mass of 3.3 × 108
kg. Consider the kinetic energy required at 17 % of the speed of
light. If energy to get a spaceship to cruising speed is generated
using matter-antimatter annihilation, what mass of antimatter in kg
is required?
Hint: Matter-antimatter annihilation converts an entire mass of
matter and antimatter into pure energy with no loss.
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