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One of the bound states of positronium has a lifetime given in natural units by τ = 2/mα5 where m is the mass of the electron and α is the fine structure constant. Using dimensional arguments introduce the factors and c and determine τ in seconds.

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In natural units τ = 2/mα5. Introduce the factors ℏ and c

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