How many kilograms of matter were converted to energy

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The largest fusion bomb ever detonated (called the Tsar Bomba) was tested by the Soviet Union in 1961. The explosion from the device released an energy of approximately 2.4e+17 J. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

(a) How many kilograms of matter were converted to energy?

____________________ kg

(b) If this bomb used the deuterium-deuterium fusion reaction, how many kilograms of deuterium were required?

____________________ kg

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