Also provide the complete formula for it.
If you cannot just answer something for 2 points.
2007-07-03 11:45:47 · 9 answers · asked by hardcoredlw 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
E=mc^2
E represents energy in ergs
m represents mass in grams
c represents the speed of light (30 billion centimeters per second)
The formula indicates that 1 gram of mass will produce 900 billion ergs of energy. But there's still no way to convert mass into energy, for now it's just a theory.
2007-07-03 12:07:38 · answer #1 · answered by Kuervo 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
E = m(c^2) c= 3*(10^8) m/s
As far as I know, it is a relation that was reached by Einstein that relates mass (m) to Energy(E), through the factor (c^2) ,where (c) is the velocity of light in space( or any other electromagnetic wave like radio waves).....
It shows that a small amount of mass can create enormous amounts of Energy usually concerning nuclear energy.
For example, if you have a mass of1 Kg of a material used in a nuclear reactor you obtain Energy E=1* 3* (10^8) = 300000000 Joules.
2007-07-03 18:55:34 · answer #2 · answered by Masry_c777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Energy equals Mass times the square of the Speed of Light.
e = mc^2 is the formula if you use the correct units, which are joules, kilograms, and meters per second.
2007-07-03 18:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means energy equals mass times the speed of light, squared. I'd love to know what the formula is.
2007-07-03 18:48:31 · answer #4 · answered by Austin W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the energy something contains, for example your body, is equal to its mass multiplied by the speed of light squared.
What it boils down to is that a tiny amount of matter will contain an enormous amount of energy. This theory directly led to releasing the energy of atoms - the atomic bomb!
2007-07-03 18:57:40 · answer #5 · answered by Angelo Gravity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
E = energy, M= mass and c' squared is a very large number,the speed of light.
2007-07-03 18:59:05 · answer #6 · answered by yowuzup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't misquote Albert Einstein. The equation or formula is E = mc^2, where:
E= energy
m = mass
and c = the speed of light
In simple terms it means that every object having mass can have that mass converted to pure energy.
2007-07-03 18:58:01 · answer #7 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just search for it on the internet. And this is already a formula.
2007-07-03 18:48:25 · answer #8 · answered by Dr D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c = the speed of light in a vacuum (so it's a constant, which is 3x10^8 m/s)
2007-07-03 18:57:09 · answer #9 · answered by ancawonka 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋