**Exercise: Calculating Energy Effects on DNA Molecules**Using values from [this table](#), calculate how many DNA molecules could be broken by the energy carried by 1 kg of hydrogen via fusion to helium.**Answer:**\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \text{ molecules} \]**Additional Materials:**- [Reading](#)*Note: Ensure you have the correct values and equations to perform this calculation. Understanding the energy conversion and its effects at the molecular level is crucial for accurate results.* **Energy Comparisons Across Various Phenomena**This table illustrates the energy released or used by various phenomena and objects, ranging from cosmological events to everyday occurrences.| **Object/Phenomenon** | **Energy in Joules** ||------------------------|------------------------|| Big Bang | \(10^{68}\) || Energy released in a supernova | \(10^{44}\) || Fusion of all the hydrogen in Earth's oceans | \(10^{34}\) || Annual world energy use | \(4 \times 10^{20}\) || Large fusion bomb (9 megaton) | \(3.8 \times 10^{16}\) || 1 kg hydrogen (fusion to helium) | \(6.4 \times 10^{14}\) || 1 kg uranium (nuclear fission) | \(8.0 \times 10^{13}\) || Hiroshima-size fission bomb (10 kiloton) | \(4.2 \times 10^{13}\) || 90,000-ton aircraft carrier at 30 knots | \(1.1 \times 10^{10}\) || 1 barrel crude oil | \(5.9 \times 10^9\) || 1 ton TNT | \(4.2 \times 10^9\) || 1 gallon of gasoline | \(1.2 \times 10^8\) || Daily home electricity use (developed countries) | \(7 \times 10^7\) || Daily adult food intake (recommended) | \(1.2 \times 10^7\) || 1000-kg car at 90 km/h | \(3.1 \times 10^5\) || 1 g fat (9.3 kcal) | \(3.9 \times 10^4\) || ATP hydrolysis reaction | \(3.2 \times 10^4\) || 1 g carbohydrate (4.1 kcal) | \(1.7 \times 10^4\) || 1 g protein (4.1 kcal) | \(1.7 \times 10^4\) || Tennis ball at 100 km/h | \(22\) || Mosquito (\(10^{-2}\) g at 0.5 m/s) | \(1.3 \

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**Exercise: Calculating Energy Effects on DNA Molecules**

Using values from [this table](#), calculate how many DNA molecules could be broken by the energy carried by 1 kg of hydrogen via fusion to helium.

**Answer:**
\[ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \text{ molecules} \]

**Additional Materials:**
- [Reading](#)

*Note: Ensure you have the correct values and equations to perform this calculation. Understanding the energy conversion and its effects at the molecular level is crucial for accurate results.*

**Energy Comparisons Across Various Phenomena**

This table illustrates the energy released or used by various phenomena and objects, ranging from cosmological events to everyday occurrences.

| **Object/Phenomenon** | **Energy in Joules** |
|------------------------|------------------------|
| Big Bang | \(10^{68}\) |
| Energy released in a supernova | \(10^{44}\) |
| Fusion of all the hydrogen in Earth's oceans | \(10^{34}\) |
| Annual world energy use | \(4 \times 10^{20}\) |
| Large fusion bomb (9 megaton) | \(3.8 \times 10^{16}\) |
| 1 kg hydrogen (fusion to helium) | \(6.4 \times 10^{14}\) |
| 1 kg uranium (nuclear fission) | \(8.0 \times 10^{13}\) |
| Hiroshima-size fission bomb (10 kiloton) | \(4.2 \times 10^{13}\) |
| 90,000-ton aircraft carrier at 30 knots | \(1.1 \times 10^{10}\) |
| 1 barrel crude oil | \(5.9 \times 10^9\) |
| 1 ton TNT | \(4.2 \times 10^9\) |
| 1 gallon of gasoline | \(1.2 \times 10^8\) |
| Daily home electricity use (developed countries) | \(7 \times 10^7\) |
| Daily adult food intake (recommended) | \(1.2 \times 10^7\) |
| 1000-kg car at 90 km/h | \(3.1 \times 10^5\) |
| 1 g fat (9.3 kcal) | \(3.9 \times 10^4\) |
| ATP hydrolysis reaction | \(3.2 \times 10^4\) |
| 1 g carbohydrate (4.1 kcal) | \(1.7 \times 10^4\) |
| 1 g protein (4.1 kcal) | \(1.7 \times 10^4\) |
| Tennis ball at 100 km/h | \(22\) |
| Mosquito (\(10^{-2}\) g at 0.5 m/s) | \(1.3 \

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