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Hello all,
Considering that Einstein told us that E=mc2, that means that any energy is generated at a cost of mass loss?
to be more specific:
When a power plant generates energy by burning gas or coal, a part of the particles in the fuel burned simply disappear and can't be found in the gases generated by the burning process?
When a wind turbine generates electric energy, is there any mass loss? (particles transformed in energy - from the air that pushes the wind blades maybe or from something else)
When a light bulb generates light and (thermal) energy - are there some particles converted into photons and heat?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion
matter is not conserved because some of the mass of the fusing nuclei is converted to photons
my question is: which parts of the fusing nuclei are converted to photons? The neutrons? the protons? Are there elementary particle that can't be converted into photons in the nuclear fusion process?
thanks
Considering that Einstein told us that E=mc2, that means that any energy is generated at a cost of mass loss?
to be more specific:
When a power plant generates energy by burning gas or coal, a part of the particles in the fuel burned simply disappear and can't be found in the gases generated by the burning process?
When a wind turbine generates electric energy, is there any mass loss? (particles transformed in energy - from the air that pushes the wind blades maybe or from something else)
When a light bulb generates light and (thermal) energy - are there some particles converted into photons and heat?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion
matter is not conserved because some of the mass of the fusing nuclei is converted to photons
my question is: which parts of the fusing nuclei are converted to photons? The neutrons? the protons? Are there elementary particle that can't be converted into photons in the nuclear fusion process?
thanks
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