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The Sun radiates energy at a rate of
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Nuclei · Nuclei
Problem
The Sun radiates energy at a rate of
3.8
×
10
26
W
3.8\times10^{26}\,\text{W}
3.8
×
1
0
26
W
. Determine the mass it loses each second due to this energy emission. (Take
c
=
3.0
×
10
8
m s
−
1
c = 3.0\times10^{8}\,\text{m s}^{-1}
c
=
3.0
×
1
0
8
m s
−
1
.)
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