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Grade 12General Physics

Earth absorb 10^22 joule energy every day from the sun what would be the percentage increase in earth mass 6.0×10^24kg due to this

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7 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Arun
7 Years ago
 
The sun strikes the Earth with 1022 J of energy every day. Using  E = mc2 
m = 1022/9*1016 = 1.11*105 kg
 
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