Imagine that a reactor converts all given mass into energy and that it operates at a power level of 10⁹W. The mass of the fuel consumed per hour in the reactor will be (velocity of light, c is 3×10⁸m/s)
0.96gm
4×10⁻⁶gm
6.6×10⁻⁹gm
0.8gm
Solution:
Energy converted in one hour =p×t=10⁹×3600sec=36×10¹¹J Mass of fuel consumed in one hour is M=E/c² M=36×10¹¹/(3×10⁸)² M=4×10⁻⁶kg=4×10⁻⁶gm