A nuclear reaction, which gives off a total of 2.0 * 10¹⁶ J of energy, expends how much mass in the process? (c = 3.00 * 10⁸ m/s) A) 2.2 kg B) 180 kg C) 22 kg D) 0.22 kg

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The energy-mass equivalence principle is given by E=mc². Solving for mass (m), we have m=E/c². Substituting the given values, m = (2.0 x 10¹⁶ J) / (3.00 x 10⁸ m/s)² = 0.22 kg.

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