Astronomy physics help!!?
I have to answer this question for my class and it is way over my head. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Suppose that all the mass in your body were suddenly converted into energy according to the formula E=mc^2.
Questions:
1. How much energy would be released? (Assume that your mass is about 55.0 kilograms)
2. Compare this to the energy released by a 1 megaton hydrogen bomb. (Energy from 1 megaton hydrogen bomb is 5 x 10^15)
Like I said any help is appreciated!
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E = mc^2
= (mass)*(speed of light^2)
= 55kg * (300000000 m/s)^2
This equals the energy in the mass of your body.
Compare that number to 5 x 10^15 (energy of the bomb).
good luck.
The above poster is correct. This is a question they would ask you in a math class, phrasing it as if it's physics to get the student interested.
All you have to do is solve for E=55 kg(299,792,458 meters)^2
This is barely even physics...it's just math. All you have to do is substitute mass into the E=mc^2 formula.