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A U235 nuclear reactor generates energy at rate of 3.70 × 107J/s. Each fission liberates 185 MeV useful energy. If the reactor has to operate for 144 × 104 s, then the mass of the fuel needed is
(Assume Avogadro's number = 6 × 1023 mol–1, 1eV = 1.6 × 10–19J)

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a

1.31 kg

b

70.5 kg

c

13.1 kg

d

0.705 kg

answer is B.

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P=NEt;N=PtE;mM=NNA;m=MNNAm=MNA×PtEm=235×3.7×107×144×1046.023×1023×185×1.6×1013m=0.702kg

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A U235 nuclear reactor generates energy at rate of 3.70 × 107J/s. Each fission liberates 185 MeV useful energy. If the reactor has to operate for 144 × 104 s, then the mass of the fuel needed is(Assume Avogadro's number = 6 × 1023 mol–1, 1eV = 1.6 × 10–19J)