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Chapter 28, Problem 50PE
There is approximately 1034 J of energy available from fusion of hydrogen in the world's oceans. (a) If 1033 J of this energy were utilized, what would be the decrease in mass of the oceans? (b) How great a volume of water does this correspond to? (c) Comment on whether this is a significant fraction of the total mass of the oceans.
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