Table 7.1 Energy of Various Objects and Phenomena Object/phenomenon Energy in joules Big Bang 1068 Energy released in a supernova 1044 Fusion of all the hydrogen in Earth's oceans 1034 Annual world energy use 4x1020 Large fusion bomb (9 megaton) 3.8×1016 1 kg hydrogen (fusion to helium) 6.4x1014 1 kg uranium (nuclear fission) 8.0×1013 Hiroshima-size fission bomb (10 kiloton) | 4.2x1013 90,000-ton aircraft carrier at 30 knots 1.1x1010 1 barrel crude oil 5.9x10° 1 ton TNT 4.2x10° 1 gallon of gasoline 1.2x108 Daily home electricity use (developed countries) 7x107 Daily adult food intake (recommended) 1.2x107 |1000-kg car at 90 km/h 3.1x105 1 g fat (9.3 kcal) 3.9×104 ATP hydrolysis reaction 3.2x104 1 g carbohydrate (4.1 kcal) 1.7x104 1 g protein (4.1 kcal) 1.7×104 Tennis ball at 100 km/h 22 Mosquito (10- g at 0.5 m/s) 1.3x10-6 Single electron in a TV tube beam 4.0x10¬15 Energy to break one DNA strand 10-19

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Using values from Table, how many DNA molecules could be broken by the energy carried by a single electron in the beam of an old-fashioned TV tube? (These electrons were not dangerous in themselves, but they did create dangerous x rays. Later model tube TVs had shielding that absorbed x rays before they escaped and exposed viewers.)

Table 7.1 Energy of Various Objects and Phenomena
Object/phenomenon
Energy in joules
Big Bang
1068
Energy released in a supernova
1044
Fusion of all the hydrogen in Earth's oceans
1034
Annual world energy use
4x1020
Large fusion bomb (9 megaton)
3.8×1016
1 kg hydrogen (fusion to helium)
6.4x1014
1 kg uranium (nuclear fission)
8.0×1013
Hiroshima-size fission bomb (10 kiloton)
| 4.2x1013
90,000-ton aircraft carrier at 30 knots
1.1x1010
1 barrel crude oil
5.9x10°
Transcribed Image Text:Table 7.1 Energy of Various Objects and Phenomena Object/phenomenon Energy in joules Big Bang 1068 Energy released in a supernova 1044 Fusion of all the hydrogen in Earth's oceans 1034 Annual world energy use 4x1020 Large fusion bomb (9 megaton) 3.8×1016 1 kg hydrogen (fusion to helium) 6.4x1014 1 kg uranium (nuclear fission) 8.0×1013 Hiroshima-size fission bomb (10 kiloton) | 4.2x1013 90,000-ton aircraft carrier at 30 knots 1.1x1010 1 barrel crude oil 5.9x10°
1 ton TNT
4.2x10°
1 gallon of gasoline
1.2x108
Daily home electricity use (developed countries) 7x107
Daily adult food intake (recommended)
1.2x107
|1000-kg car at 90 km/h
3.1x105
1 g fat (9.3 kcal)
3.9×104
ATP hydrolysis reaction
3.2x104
1 g carbohydrate (4.1 kcal)
1.7x104
1 g protein (4.1 kcal)
1.7×104
Tennis ball at 100 km/h
22
Mosquito (10- g at 0.5 m/s)
1.3x10-6
Single electron in a TV tube beam
4.0x10¬15
Energy to break one DNA strand
10-19
Transcribed Image Text:1 ton TNT 4.2x10° 1 gallon of gasoline 1.2x108 Daily home electricity use (developed countries) 7x107 Daily adult food intake (recommended) 1.2x107 |1000-kg car at 90 km/h 3.1x105 1 g fat (9.3 kcal) 3.9×104 ATP hydrolysis reaction 3.2x104 1 g carbohydrate (4.1 kcal) 1.7x104 1 g protein (4.1 kcal) 1.7×104 Tennis ball at 100 km/h 22 Mosquito (10- g at 0.5 m/s) 1.3x10-6 Single electron in a TV tube beam 4.0x10¬15 Energy to break one DNA strand 10-19
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