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The luminosity of the Sun is 3.86 x 10 33 erg/sec.
The luminosity of the Sun is 3.86 x 1033 erg/sec. Calculate how long the Sun must shine in order to release an amount of energy equal to that produced by complete mass-to-energy conversion of (a) a carbon atom, (b) 1 kilogram, and (c) the Earth.