29 Dec 2021
Problem 26
Page 911
Section: Problems
Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
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29 Dec 2021
Given information
The neutron multiplication factor is
The average time between successive fissions in a chain of reactions is
Reaction of the rate increase
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
The fractional change in rate of reaction increase is,
Substitute for
Here, is multiplication factor and is number of generations.
To address this problem, we must first determine number of generation are required to maintain the chain reaction.
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