2024 · Q49
The rest mass of Higgs boson estimated to be close to
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- A0.5 MeV
- B900 MeV
- C100 GeV
- D1000 GeV
Explanation
The Higgs boson, discovered at CERN in 2012, has a measured rest mass of about 125 GeV/c². Among the given options — 0.5 MeV, 900 MeV, 100 GeV and 1000 GeV — the closest estimate is 100 GeV. The answer is (C).