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How many joules of energy are produced when 3.0 × 10-28 kilograms of mass are lost? [(1 j = 1 ) and the speed of light = 3.00 × 108 ]

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The equation that we are going to use on this problem is the famous Einstein field equation. E = mc^2 where E is the energy (to be computed), m is the mass (3.0 × 10-28 kilograms) and c is the speed of light (3.00 × 10^8). If we plug in the given into the equation the answer will be 2.7*10^-11 KJ or 2.7*10^-8 J.

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