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In the equation E=mc2, what does “c” stand for? carbon speed of light mass star age

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Answer:

Speed of light

Step-by-step explanation:

The famous Einstein's equation is:


E=mc^2

where

E is the energy

m is the mass


c=3\cdot 10^8 m/s is the speed of light

In this equation, Einstein summarized the following fact: mass can be converted into energy, and the amount of energy released in such a process is given by the equation.

An example of application of this equation is the nuclear fusion process. In a nuclear fusion, two lighter nuclei combine into a heavier nucleus. However, the mass of the heavier nucleus is slightly less than the sum of the masses of the two original nuclei: some of the mass of the original nuclei has been converted into energy, accorging to the previous equation.

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