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The energy released per fission of uranium 235 is about 200 MeV. A reactor using U-235 as fuel is producing 1000 kilowatt power. The number of U-235 nuclei undergoing fission per sec is, approximately-

A

`10^(6)`

B

`2xx10^(8)`

C

`3xx10^(16)`

D

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(a) Calculate the energy released by the fission of 2g of ._(92)U^(235) in kWh . Given that the energy released per fission is 200MeV . (b) Assuming that 200MeV of enrgy is released per fission of uranium atom, find the number of fissions per second required to released 1 kilowatt power. (c) Find the amount of energy produced in joules due to fission of 1g of ._(92)U^(235) assuming that 0.1% of mass is transformed into enrgy. ._(92)U^(235) = 235 amu , Avogadro number = 6.023 xx 10^(23)

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  • The enegry released per fission of .^(235)u is nearly

    A
    `200 eV`
    B
    `20eV`
    C
    `2000 eV`
    D
    `200MeV`

  • The energy released by the fission of one uranium atom is 200 MeV. The number of fission per second required to prodice 6.4W power is

    A
    `2xx10^(11)`
    B
    `10^(11)`
    C
    `10^(10)`
    D
    `2xx10^(10)`

  • The energy released by the fission of one uranium atom is 200 MeV. The number of fissions per second required to produce 3.2 MW of power is :

    A
    `10^(7)`
    B
    `10^(10)`
    C
    `10^(15)`
    D
    `10^(17)`

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