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28.6 Exercise 32

Avg difficulty 2.5

(a) Using data from the reference, find the mass destroyed when the energy in a barrel of crude oil is released. (b) Given these barrels contain 200 liters and assuming the density of crude oil is 750 kg/m3750 kg /\text{m}^{3}, what is the ratio of mass destroyed to original mass, Δm/mΔ m / m?

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