A typical nuclear reactor produces about 25 109 j of


Question: A typical nuclear reactor produces about 2.5 × 109 J of thermal energy in 1s.

a. What mass does this energy correspond to?

b. If 200MeV of energy is released per fission, how many fissions occur per second in this nuclear reactor?

c. What fraction of the mass of a 235U nucleus is converted into thermal and radiant energy when it undergoes fission?

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