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If 50% of energy released during fission would be converted into electrical energy, then the number of fissions in a second in a nuclear reactor of 6.4MW output is (Energy per fission is 200MeV)

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a

4×1015

b

4×1018

c

4×1017

d

4×1016

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

efficiency: η=50%=0.5

Power output=6.4 MW

required No of fission per seconds:n=power outputefficiency × energy per fission

=6.4MW0.5×200 MeV=6.4×1060.5×200×106×1.6×1019=4×1017

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If 50% of energy released during fission would be converted into electrical energy, then the number of fissions in a second in a nuclear reactor of 6.4MW output is (Energy per fission is 200MeV)