Question

Jupiter's moon, Io, loses about 870.0 kg/s of sulfur dioxide to Jupiter's magnetosphere. Sulfur dioxide currently makes up 0.83 % of Io's mass. How long in years until Io runs out of sulfur dioxide at the current loss rate? Io has a mass of 1 × 10²³ kg and there are 3.15 × 10⁷ seconds in a year.

• All your numerical answers entered should contain two significant figures (e.g., 0.95).
• Use scientific notation in the e format to express your answers for large or small numbers (e.g., 1.23e4).

Answer 1