I'm pretty sure that they mean that each time a U-235 nucleus undergoes a fission, that's a fission reaction.ehabmozart said:Homework Statement
Calculate the amount of fission energy, in joules, that can be generated from 2kg of uranium fuel, if the U-235 represents 0.7% of the metal, and every fission reaction produces 200MeV.
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My attempt is irrelevant before i even know what does the energy per fission mean. I mean, in a fission of Uranium how many atoms are used?.. Anyway, i need some good replies on the question above!
That's 7.173×1024 MeV.ehabmozart said:Mu current attempt is out of 2000g of Uranium fuel there are .7/100 * 2000= 14 grams... If 235 g of U-235 has 6.02x10^23 atoms, therefore in 14 grams there is 14* 6.02x10^23 / 235= 3.586x10^22 atoms.. = number of fission... Multiplying this answer by 200 MeV i get 7.173x10^24 which is ultimately wrong. Which step did i miss or which step was wrong?? Please HELP!
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