What is E=MC(2) something to do with atomic bomb?
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Energy= Mass times the speed of light squared... It is the relationship of mass to energy. And it expalins the potential of fizzile material in atomic weapons (thermonuclear H bomvs) are more efficeint.
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I don't know what Einstein figured out regarding the meaning of life.  I only know about his physics.  As far as the equation, it relates mass and energy.  If mass is converted to energy (such as in a nuclear bomb) the amount of mass lost (times the speed of light squared) is proportional to the energy released.  Fission (or atomic) bombs ideally convert 1 part in a thousand of the mass to energy, while fusion (or hydrogen) bombs convert about 1%.  These figures are assuming 100% efficiency of the mechanism, which is never the case, and so the actual figures are somewhat lower.  The formula also works the other way.  In some nuclear reactions, mass is gained at the expense of energy.
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Basically means that mass can be converted into energy.  You want proof?  Go search "nuclear weapon".
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This formula, E=MC2, discovered by Albert Einstein, proposes that when a body has a mass (measured at rest), it has a certain (very large) amount of energy associated with this mass which is given by E=mc2
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Mass can only be converted directly to energy in very small quantities in nuclear reactions (like at the core of the Sun, or in particle accelerators). Burning something only releases the chemical energy in it, while leaving the atoms themselves alone. Since all the atoms are the same before the burn as after it, there are no nuclear reactions and E=mc^2 still holds.
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Curiouscat is way kewl.....good answer on her part.\n\nE = mc^2 has been proven valid over and over again. Altho, in science, everything is theory, because someone may come along and find a flaw or correction.\n\nHowever up the present, this equation is rock solid.
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Yes. Part of the idea of antimatter is in some equations containing squares, to solve for that variable you must have a positive and negative answer. Therefore an opposite or anti- thing must exist. Antimatter in this case. So if the E=mc^2 works for matter than it should work for anti-matter.\n\nHowever, as the theory of antimatter states - rather than be like matter where something travelling the speed of light can produce matter and mass, the antimatter will become energy and destroy mass when it comes in contact with matter. \n\nHope that makes some sense. Antimatter is an annoying thing.
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E = mc^2 = 1kg * (3*10^8)^2 = 9^10^16 Joules
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When an atomic bomb detonates, a nuclear fission reaction occurs which actually transforms a very small amount of mass into energy.\nUsing the well-known formula,\nE=mc^2,\nwe can calculate the amount of energy associated with that mass that is "lost".\n\nOnly a very very tiny amount of mass is actually trasformed into energy in the reaction, but since that mass is multiplied by such a huge number (the speed of light squared), the energy released is gigantic.\n\nUsually, A-bomb yeilds are given in terms of [kilo / mega] tons of TNT to measure the energy given off.\nThe yeild on the atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima Japan in 1945 ('Little Boy') was about 16 kilotons of TNT [high end estimate].  1 ton of TNT releases about 4.25 E9 Joules of energy.  Using this conversion, we can calculate that the Hiroshima bomb released about 6.8 E13 Joules.  By comparison, the entire average enegry consumption of the United States per year is on the order of 10 to the 20 Joules, so 1 A-bomb packs a pretty good punch.\n\nSince 1945, atomic bombs have gotton much MUCH more powerful in addition to the Hydrogen bomb which is exceedingly more powerful than the atomic bomb.
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Atomic energy states that if we can "break" the energy bonds that keep one atom´s parts together, we would create a chain reaction in surrounding atoms.  This is achieved when we have what is called "critical mass", meaning that we have enough radioactive material for the chain reaction to occur.  Nuclear bombs can be fusion or fision bombs.  In a fision bomb, an atom´s nucleous is bombarded with neutrons and becomes so heavy that it splits as the result of a force (detonation of a small explosive charge), creating th chain reaction already described.  On a fusion bomb, the energy of the detonation combines together two or more radiactive elements to for another.  Each kind of bomb has its pros and cons. Both are very destructive.  Upon detonation a nuclear bomb creates an explosion that is so powerfull that can disipate a huge volume of atmospheric air and so much heat that burns everything on a several miles radius.  A few seconds after the explosion, the weight of the atmosphere pushes the air back to the void, creating an implosion, so you have two kind of destructive forces working in opposite directions with a difference of only seconds.  Then, radiation affects all organisms in the nearby areas and makes impossible to live in them for decades.
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The equation was a result of the mathematics involved in explaining the Special Theory of Relativity.  \n\nAfter the theory was published, a mother and son team of physicists (sorry but I forget their names), were performing fission experiments.  Fermi was the first to have performed a sustained chain reaction.  When this team split an atomic nucleus, they found that the parts left over after the split did not add up mass or matter-wise to the mass of the original atomic nucleus.  Where did this mass go?  It was converted into energy.  Energy and matter are transmutable.  At what rate does matter convert into energy in a fission  reaction?  c^2\nEnergy [E] is equal to mass [m] * the speed of light [c] squared.
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Einstien didn't create the nuclear bomb. He just gave E=mc square. Even if he would not be there, it would have been discovered few years later. America would have won, but maybe few years later. And yes, don't blame Einstien for nuclear bomb tragedy. It would be like blaming Newton if someone fall off a building, because he discovered the nature of Gravity !!
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The theoretical physics equation E = mc2 states a relationship between energy (E) and mass (m) first formulated by Albert Einstein in his 1905 paper "Ist die Trägheit eines Körpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhängig?" ("Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", published in Annalen der Physik on September 27), one of the articles now known as his Annus Mirabilis Papers.
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In the formula, E stands for energy, m stands for mass, and c-squared is a constant factor equal to the speed of light squared. The formula indicates that large quantities of energy can result from tiny amounts of mass if the mass is completely changed into energy. Developed by Einstein.
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Cf: atomic bombs and nuclear power plants. They use the conversion of a tiny amount of mass to lots and lots of energy.
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E=mc^2 \nEnergy = mass * (speed of light)^2, c = the speed of light (approx. 186,000 miles per second).
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E=MC2 describes the potential energy in all matter. Since C is the speed of light, and C squared is a HUGE number, there is lots of potential energy stored in all matter.\n\nThere isn't really a practical application unless you're building an atom bomb or a time machine.