Antimatter
every particle (matter) has corresponding
antiparticle
(antimatter)
antiparticles are same as corresponding matter
particle,
except for
all charges opposite
proton is
electrically positive; anti-proton is
electrically negative
both have
exactly same mass
affected in
the same way by gravity
when particle and its antiparticle meet,
annihilate
into pure energy
energy may materialize
into any
particle / anti-particle pair,
or into
neutral force-carrier particles
such as photons; W, Z bosons, or gluons