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El Sol irradia energía al espacio a razón de $3.9 \times 10^{26} \mathrm{~J} / \mathrm{s}$. (a) Calcule la rapidez de pérdida de masa del Sol en $\mathrm{kg} / \mathrm{s}$. (b) ¿Cuál es la causa de esta pérdida de masa?
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Step 1: Convert the energy radiated by the Sun into mass using Einstein's famous equation $E=mc^2$, where $E$ is the energy, $m$ is the mass, and $c$ is the speed of light. Show more…
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