There is approximately 10 34 J of energy available from fusion of hydrogen in the world's oceans.

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There is approximately 1034 J of energy available from fusion of hydrogen in the world's oceans.

(a) If 1033 J of this energy were utilized, what would be the decrease in mass of the oceans? Assume that 0.08% of the mass of a water molecule is converted to energy during the fusion of hydrogen.

(b) How great a volume of water does this correspond to? 

(c) Comment on whether this is a significant fraction of the total mass of the oceans.

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