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Homework Statement
During fusion of hydrogen to helium, 4 billion kg of matter are converted
to energy each second. What fraction of the Sun’s total mass is lost each
year to this process?
Homework Equations
None.
The Attempt at a Solution
First:
Convert how many seconds are there in a year
1 year = 365 days
1 day = 24 hours
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
365x24x60x60
= 31,536,000 seconds or 3.154x10^7
4 billion
= 4x10^9
Finally, I multiple the number of seconds in a year with 4 billion matter converted.
3.154x10^7 * 4x10^9
∴ 1.2616 × 10^17 kg per year
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