Is matter could be converted into energy?

Answer 1

matter can be converted to energy by nuclear reactions.The equation e=mc^2 gives the relation between mass and energy.Nuclear reactions are of two types fission and fusion.In fission, one big nucleus splits up into two small nuclei accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy.in fusion, one big nucleus is got from two small nuclei accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy.This kind of reaction requires extremely high temperature and is not currently possible on the earth.one possible way is to heat the light nuclei to high temperatures using LASERS and enablig fission to take place.Fisssion reactions are generally not controllable you have to cut off the nuclei supply as ,when each fisson takes place , it will provide the others enough energy to undergo fission.The longest fission(artificial) reaction in the earth is about 20 seconds

Answer 2

German-born American physicist Albert Einstein's elegant equation E=mc2 predicted that energy could be converted to matter. Using a linear accelerator and high-energy laser light, physicists have done just that. This 1997 Encarta Yearbook article describes their success.

In the recent experiments at SLAC, physicists accelerated a beam of electrons to nearly the speed of light. They then aimed a split-second pulse of high-energy laser light directly at the electron beam. Occasionally a photon (a tiny, discrete unit of light energy) collided with an electron. The photon then recoiled from the collision and rebounded into oncoming photons from the laser beam with such violence that the resulting energy was converted into an electron-positron pair. Over several months of such experiments, the physicists were able to produce more than 100 electron-positron pairs.
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Answer 3

The sun is a typical example where matter is being converted to energy. For hydrogen atoms are converted into one helium atom in a process called FUSION. The four atoms of hydrogen weigh more than one helium atom. The difference in mass is the energy that we recieve everyday. Einstein's famous energy-matter equation, E=mc squared gives us the equivalence between matter and energy. Special conditions are required for such processes.

Answer 4

Matter can be converted to energy while energy can be converted to matter. Remember! E=MC2 is just a theory and not a law!

Answer 5

matter is energy, it is converted into different types of energy. the two basic ones are potential energy, and kinetic energy.

Answer 6

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