Well, how exactly does mass relate to energy in a non-mathematical way? I know that e=mc^2 and all that, but how does this mass get used as energy? And what happens to the mass after that?
Okay. I found some of y'alls more recent answers to be more helpful than the first few. And since you guys clearly aren't going to let this thread die, I guess I'll ask a more specific question.
When a fission reaction occurs, let's say it's a neutron colliding with a U-235 atom, kay...
I don't think that it's your fault or my fault that it's hard to understand. I'm sure we're both perfectly capable of understanding these concepts... It's just that physics is not designed to be understood by laymen like us, and people don't want to try and make it that way. I understand that...
A more straightforward answer to this question, I think, is that most of an atom's mass is comprised of a combination of the mass of the protons and the mass of the neutrons. While all atoms of the same element have the same number of protons, they do not all have the same number of neutrons, so...
Well, guys... Thanks, I guess... I now know a dozen reasons why you think my question sucks, although I still don't have an answer to it... I've also learned probably another dozen ways to avoid a question by asking other ones...
I probably shouldn't have expected a good answer from the...
I would argue that the question of "What is energy?" is about as basic as it gets right after "What is physics?" Just because it's not explained at the basic level in physics textbooks does not mean that it is not a basic question.
Okay, comparing my question to the apple question, I would...
Yes... Personally, I don't really care about solving physics problems out of some book. That seems to be what modern day physics has become. I'd like to understand what the physicists have come up with. From what I'm gathering, there is a lack of understanding as to how physics (namely energy)...
Okay, well, then I don't understand how work gets transferred from binding energy in an atom to heat... What happens there? Obviously, something moves from the atom to whatever is being heated, so what is being moved?
Okay, so I've been reading about energy and no source seems to make it clear what energy really is. I understand how energy relates to objects in the real world like with moving objects and heated objects, but other forms of energy are more confusing.
Firstly, what is electrical energy? I...