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Chapter 5, Problem 65P
- Using data from Potential Energy of a System (http://cnx.org/content/m58312/latest/#fs-id1165036086155) , calculate the amount of mass converted to energy by the fusion of 1.00 kg of hydrogen. (b) What is the ratio of mass destroyed to the original mass,
(c) How does this compare with 
for the fission of 1.00 kg of uranium?
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