29 Dec 2021
Problem 19
Page 911
Section: Problems
Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
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29 Dec 2021
Given information
A fission reactor produces approximately per fission of energy
To calculate the fraction of mass. of equivalent to this energy.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
To calculate the fraction we use
where is the rest mass energy of the , and
is the amount of energy produced by each fission.
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