A chain of nuclear reactions in the Sun's core converts four protons into a helium nucleus. (Use 1.67262 x 1o-27 kg for the mass of a proton and 6.64466 x 10-27 kg for that of a helium nucleus.) HINT (a) What is the mass difference (in kg) between four protons and a helium nucleus? |kg (b) How much energy in MeV is released during the conversion of four protons into a helium nucleus? MeV

A chain of nuclear reactions in the Sun's core converts four protons into a helium nucleus. (Use 1.67262 x 1o-27 kg for the mass of a proton and 6.64466 x 10-27 kg for that of a helium nucleus.) HINT (a) What is the mass difference (in kg) between four protons and a helium nucleus? |kg (b) How much energy in MeV is released during the conversion of four protons into a helium nucleus? MeV

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Chapter26: Relativity

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