Which outcome results when a high-energy gamma ray photon passes near a heavy atomic nucleus?

💡 Explanation

Electron-positron pair production occurs, a direct conversion of energy to mass, because the strong electromagnetic field near the nucleus enables momentum conservation during the conversion. Therefore pair creation happens rather than just scattering, because of energy thresholds in the intense field.

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