Multiple Choice
If the Sun converts 5 * 1011 kg of H to He per second and the mass of a single hydrogen nucleus is 1.7 * 10-27 kg, how many net proton-proton reactions go on per second in the Sun? What is the luminosity produced if the mass difference between a single helium nucleus and four hydrogen nuclei is 4 *10-29 kg? Note that 1 watt =1 m2 kg/s3.
A) 7 *1037 reactions per second; 3 *1026 watts
B) 3 * 1038 reactions per second; 1027 watts
C) 3*1038 reactions per second; 4 * 1026 watts
D) 7 *1037 reactions per second; 5 * 1025 watts
E) 3 * 1037 reactions per second; 6 * 1024 watts
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