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If the Sun Converts 5 * 1011 Kg of H

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If the Sun converts 5 * 1011 kg of H to He per second and the mass of a single hydrogen nucleus is 1.7 *10-27 kg, how many net proton-proton reactions go on per second in the Sun? What is the luminosity produced if the mass difference between a single helium nucleus and four hydrogen nuclei is 4 *10-29 kg? Note that 1 Watt * 1 m2 kg/s3.


A) 7 *1037 reactions per sec; 3 * 1026 Watt
B) 3*1038 reactions per sec; 1027 Watt
C) 3 * 1038 reactions per sec; 4 * 1026 Watt
D) 7 *1037 reactions per sec; 5 * 1025 Watt
E) 3 * 1037 reactions per sec; 6* 1024 Watt

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