Einstein’s equation helps scientists understand what happens in nuclear reactions and why they produce so much what?
hydrogen
light
food
energy
Einstein’s equation helps scientists understand what happens in nuclear reactions and why they produce so much energy. When the nucleus of a radioisotope undergoes fission or fusion in a nuclear reaction, it loses a tiny amount of mass. What happens to the lost mass? It isn’t really lost at all. It is converted to energy. How much energy? E = mc 2 . The change in mass is tiny, but it results in a great deal of energy.