Multiple Choice
By how much does the mass of the Sun decrease each second because of the energy radiated from it (its luminosity) ? (See the discussion in Discovery 9-1 in Comins,Discovering the Essential Universe,6th ed.)
A) 6.0 × 10¹¹ kg
B) 2.0 × 10⁷ kg
C) 3.9 × 10²⁶ kg
D) 4.3 × 10⁹ kg
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