Imagine that a reactor converts all given mass into energy and that it operates at a power level of $10^9\, W$. The mass of the fuel consumed per hour in the reactor will be: (velocity of light,$c = 3 \times 10^8\, m/s$)

  • A
    $0.96\, g$
  • B
    $0.8\, g$
  • C
    $4 \times 10^{-2} \, g$
  • D
    $6.6 \times 10^{-5} \, g$

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