To predict the approximate energy release of either a fission or a fusion reaction, explain how a physicist uses a table of nuclear masses and the equation E = mc2

A) find the change in mass and divide by the speed of light squared
B) find the change in mass and multiply by the speed of light squared
C) find the change in mass, square it, and multiply by the speed of light
D) take the square root of the change in mass and multiply by the speed of light


B

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