The Energy Released by the Nuclear Bomb That Destroyed Hiroshima $\times$

question 32

Multiple Choice

The energy released by the nuclear bomb that destroyed Hiroshima was equivalent to 12.4 kilotons of TNT.This is equivalent to 9.0 $\times$ 10²⁶ MeV.The mass that was converted into energy in this explosion was

• A)1.6 kg
• B)1.6 \(\times\) 10^-3 kg
• C)1.4 \(\times\) 10¹⁴ kg
• D)1.1 \(\times\) 10¹⁰ kg
• E)120 kg

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