?88AEThe Sun radiates energy into space at the rate of 3.9

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88AE

The Sun radiates energy into space at the rate of 3.9 * 1026 J/s.

(a)        Calculate the rate of mass loss from the Sun in kg/s.

(b)        How does this mass loss arise?

(c)        It is estimated that the Sun contains 9 * 1056 free protons. How many protons per second are consumed in nuclear reactions in the Sun?

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