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How is Mass converted to the energy released in the fire

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The heat and light released by fire comes from the breaking of chemical bonds. ... The mass of each molecule, before burning, exceeds the total mass of its atoms by a tiny amount that is equivalent (through E=mc²) to the total energy of all its atomic bonds.

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