Using values from this table, how many DNA molecules could be broken by the energy accumulated from the fusion of all the hydrogen in the oceans on Earth?

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Adrian Ayala · Accepted Answer

#10^53#

Fusion of all hydrogen in Earth's oceans, #"HE" = 10^34 J#

Energy to break one DNA strand, #"ED" = 10^-19 J#

Now ,

Number of DNA molecules that can be broken #= "HE"/"ED"#

Inserting given values we get

Number of DNA molecules that can be broken #= 10^34/(10^-19)#

#=>#Number of DNA molecules that can be broken #= 10^53#

Nathan Ashcroft · Answer

undefined To calculate the number of DNA molecules broken by the energy accumulated from the fusion of all the hydrogen in the oceans, we need to know the energy released per hydrogen fusion event. Given that each fusion event releases approximately 4.18 x 10^12 joules, and the total energy from the fusion of all the hydrogen in the oceans is approximately 1.45 x 10^26 joules, we can calculate the total number of fusion events. Then, knowing that each DNA molecule requires about 6.6 x 10^-19 joules to break, we can determine the number of DNA molecules broken. Using these values, the calculation yields approximately 5.24 x 10^44 DNA molecules broken.