Question 20.3: Sample Exercise: Adding Energy Adds Mass A Bunsen burner add...

Sample Exercise: Adding Energy Adds Mass
A Bunsen burner adds 1000 J of heat energy to a beaker of water. What is the increase in the mass of the water?

E = 1000 J
c = 3 × 10^{8}  m/s
Δm = ?

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E = Δmc²

Δm = \frac{E}{c²}

 

= \frac{1000  J}{(3 × 10^{8}  m/s)²}

 

= \frac{1000  J}{9 × 10^{16}  m²/s²}

 

= 1.11 × 10^{-14}  kg

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