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To determine

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Theamount of energy released if a carbon atom were converted entirely into their equivalent energy.

To determine

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Theamount of energy released if a mass of 1-kg were converted entirely into their equivalent energy.

To determine

(c)

Theamount of energy released if a planet like Earth is were converted entirely into their equivalent energy.

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