It is because that is how mirrors work, they reflect light, and since we see objects because we are seeing the light these objects reflect, what is reflected back by the mirror is what we see.
Carbon: C, 12.011, 6, 12
Oxygen: O, 8, 8, 8, 16
Boron: B, 10.811, 5, 5, 11
Answer:

Explanation:
Given that,
The mass of the paperclip, m = 1.8 g = 0.0018 kg
We need to find the energy obtained. The relation between mass and energy is given by :

Where
c is the speed of light
So,

So, the energy obtained is
.