Chapter 26, Problem 78RPP

To determine

The option which is the closest to the mass of $3\text{C 273}$ quasar, which is converted to light and other forms of radiation every second, from the given options, when the quasar is receding from Earth at a speed of about $0.16\text{c}$, the distance between the Sun and Earth is $1.5\times {10}^{11}\text{ m}$, and the Sun emits the energy at a rate of $3.8\times {10}^{26}\text{ J/s}$ by converting $4.3\times {10}^9\text{ kg/s}$ of mass into light, $3\text{C 273}$ quasar emits the radiation with the power of $2\times {10}^{13}\text{ Suns}$, the mass of Earth is $6\times {10}^{24}\text{ kg}$, and the value of Hubble’s constant is $70.8\frac{\text{km/s}}{\text{Mpc}}$:

a. $\approx {\text{ 10}}^{11}\text{ kg/s}$

b. $\approx {\text{ 10}}^{15}\text{ kg/s}$

c. $\approx {\text{ 10}}^{19}\text{ kg/s}$

d. $\approx {\text{ 10}}^{23}\text{ kg/s}$

e. $\approx {\text{ 10}}^{29}\text{ kg/s}$