Central black holes can be very efficient for converting the mass-energy of infalling matter to thermal energy in the accretion disk

Roughly what percentage of the mass-energy can be converted to other forms of energy as matter falls into a black hole? A) 0.7%
B) 1% - 4%
C) 10 - 40%
D) 100%


C

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