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The fission properties of `""_(94)^(239)Pu` are very similar to those of `""_(92)^(235) U`. The average energy released per fission is 180 MeV. How much energy, in MeV, is released if all the atoms in 1 kg of pure `""_(94)^(239)Pu` undergo fission?

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`4.536 xx 10^(26) MeV`.
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