2007-01-23 11:59:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
it says that mass and energy are essentially different manifestations of the same thing. mass and energy are interconvertable quantities. However due to the c^2 multiplier (speed of light squared) a small amount of mass produces a huge amount of energy. In regards to nuclear energy, huge amounts of energy can produced from a amount of mass (eg atomic bomb).
2007-01-23 12:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by Yobbomate 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK here is an answer that is a bit more easy to imagine. The energy potential "E" of a mass equal to that of a baseball, for instance, would be like the baseball hitting you at the speed of light (squared). That's 300,000 km/s (squared), or 90 billion kilometers per second! I don't think a catchers mitt could save you:) Which is why a tiny bit of plutonium can wipe a country off the map, when this energy potential is released by a nuclear fission bomb (splitting of the atoms). The bonds that hold atoms together are amazingly strong, so when they are split apart, a tremendous amount of energy is released. So the E potential of any mass is usually a considerable number, even for an atom. Hope this helps a bit. I believe Einstein apologized for introducing the human race to the nuclear age, as he knew it would eventually be used for war.
2007-01-23 13:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by Lukis M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While thought does affect matter, space, energy and time, these are illusions. God is eternal, the material world is temporary. Null set. Thought of God or light are words that describe God with metaphors of the physical world because that's only what we can communicate with, but that light is spiritual, not of the world.
2016-05-24 02:24:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What it says is that E! is an emcee too. What E! has got to do with nuclear energy, I have no idea.
2007-01-23 12:05:08 · answer #4 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋