44. Einstein's mass-energy relation emerging out of his famous theory of relativity relates mass (m) to energy (E) as E= , where c is the speed of light in a vacuum. At the nuclear level, the magnitudes of energy are very small. The energy at the nuclear level is usually measured in MeV, where ; the masses are measured in the unified atomic mass unit (u) where kg.
(a) Show that the energy equivalent of 1u is 931.5 MeV.
(b) A student writes the relation as 1u= 931.5 MeV. The teacher points out that the relation is dimensionally incorrect. Write the correct relation.
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