A electric bulb is kept on continuously

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Problem

A 60 W60\,\text{W} electric bulb is kept on continuously. Assuming 0.10 mg0.10\,\text{mg} of matter is annihilated and all the energy is used only to power this bulb, for approximately how long (in years) can the bulb glow? (a) 2 years2\,\text{years} (b) 4.8 years4.8\,\text{years} (c) 0.5 year0.5\,\text{year} (d) 20 years20\,\text{years}

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