What form of energy is released in $E = mc^2$?

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In the famous mass energy equivalence $ E = mc^2$ whenever any form of mass, lets say mass defect in nuclear reactions or any other example of mass is converted to Energy, the released energy is in what form ? Heat ? Light ? Other ?

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score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:39

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See Can we make usable energy from subnuclear particles? for a related discussion. The energy is released both as the kinetic energy of the reaction products and as (usually gamma ray) photons.

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answered Jan 14 '14 at 17:45

John Rennie

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Every time ? All cases ? NO exception ? – Rijul Gupta Jan 14 '14 at 18:02
What other kinds could they be? – Thriveth Jan 16 '14 at 11:10

What form of energy is released in $E = mc^2$?

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