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About how much more energy is released by dividing a nucleus than by a molecule of TNT exploding?*1 point10^3 times7 times1,000 times10,000,000 times

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About how much more energy is released by dividing a nucleus than by a molecule of TNT exploding?*1 point10^3 times7 times1,000 times10,000,000 times

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