How many grams of antimatter would it take to destroy the earth?
1.3 x 10^15 kg = p*m. Let’s assume optimistically (um…or pessimistically) that p = 1. Then, you would need 1.3 x 10^15 kg of antimatter to completely destroy the Earth – a smaller amount could effectively destroy it and a much smaller amount could destroy all sentient life on it.
How destructive would an antimatter bomb be?
Matter and anti-matter annihilate each other on contact, releasing energy according to Einstein’s famous formula. This tells us that one pound of antimatter is equivalent to around 19 megatons of TNT. So, in theory, you could make a pocket-sized bomb that would devastate a city.
How much energy does antimatter release?
Using the convention that 1 kiloton TNT equivalent = 4.184×1012 joules (or one trillion calories of energy), one half gram of antimatter reacting with one half gram of ordinary matter (one gram total) results in 21.5 kilotons-equivalent of energy (just over 40\% more than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945).
What can counter a black hole?
There is nothing we could throw at a black hole that would do the least bit of damage to it. Even another black hole won’t destroy it– the two will simply merge into a larger black hole, releasing a bit of energy as gravitational waves in the process.
How powerful is an antimatter bomb compared to a nuclear bomb?
A 10kg antimatter bomb would cause a gigantic 230 megaton explosion. There is no nuclear bomb that comes close to the power this bomb would have. The antimatter bomb would by far be the most powerful thing humans ever created.
How much antimatter would it take to destroy all life on Earth?
Now you can destroy all life on earth using only about 6E4 kg of antimatter, only 60 metric tons of the good stuff.
Why is antimatter so scarce in the universe?
Both antimatter and matter were created after the big bang, and the universe should be made up of 50\% matter, and 50\% antimatter. But antimatter is incredibly scarce, and scientists still don’t know why. For a period of time after the Big Bang there was only energy.
How much would it cost to make a bullet with antimatter?
1 gram of antimatter costs $62.5 trillion according to NASA. However for only $600,000 you could fit a 10 millionth of a gram of antimatter into a snipers bullet. This one bullet would be equivalent to 378 grams of TNT, which is more powerful than a modern grenade.