The sun radiates electromagnetic energy at the rate of


The sun radiates electromagnetic energy at the rate of 3.91×1026 W.

(a) What is the change in the sun's mass during one second? Express the answer as a positive mass.

(b) The current mass of the sun is 1.99×1030 kg. What fraction of the sun's mass is lost in a century? Express the answer as a decimal number and assume years of 365.25 days.

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