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Calculate the number of neutrons that could be created with $6.75 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{MeV}$ of energy.
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According to Einstein's mass-energy equivalence principle, energy \( E \) can be converted into mass \( m \) using the equation \( E = mc^2 \), where \( c \) is the speed of light in a vacuum (\( c = 3 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \)). Show more…
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