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The energy liberated per nuclear fission is 200 MeV. If `10^20` fissions occur per second the amount of power produced will be

A

`2xx10^22` W

B

`32xx10^8` W

C

`16xx10^8` W

D

`5xx10^11` W

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The correct Answer is:
B
Power = Energy liberated per nuclear fission x number of fissions per second
`=200xx10^20` MeV/s
`=(200xx 10^6 xx 1.6xx10^(-19))xx10^20` J/s
`=3.2xx10^9 = 32xx10^8` W
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