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(a) A high-explosive material employing chemical reactions has an explosive yield of 106 J...

(a) A high-explosive material employing chemical reactions has an explosive yield of 106 J/kg, measured in joules of energy released per kilogram of material. By what fraction does its mass change when it explodes? (b) What is the explosive yield of a material that produces energy via nuclear reactions in which its mass decreases by 1 part in 10,000?

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