29 Dec 2021
Problem 22
Page 911
Section: Problems
Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
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29 Dec 2021
Given information
The energy released per fission reaction is
The mass of is required to produce the same amount of energy as burning of coal
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Let us consider that
We have to determine the mass of uranium , that is required to produce the same amount of energy as burning one kilogram of coal.
We'll suppose that the energy released per fission (reaction) is equal to
To start, we'll define the total number of reactions as follows
The starting mass of uranium is then calculated by multiplying the number of reactions by the atomic mass of the given uranium and the atomic constant, as follows:
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