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Einstein‘s equation implies that a large amount of mass can be converted into a small amount of energy. True or false

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This is false! Einstein’s equation implies that a small amount of mass can be converted into a huge amount of energy. For example, my mass (~125 kg) if converted to energy would release approximately 11.2 exajoules (1.12 x 10^19 J), or enough energy to power the whole United States for about 45 days.

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