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A Star Like the Sun Has a Luminosity (Energy Emitted

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A star like the Sun has a luminosity (energy emitted per unit time) of 3.8 × 1026 W. How much mass must be turned into energy each second to produce this power?


A) 1.3 × 1018 kg
B) 4.2 × 109 kg
C) 5.6 × 105 kg
D) 5.8 × 106 kg
E) 1.5 × 1011 kg

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