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Energy released in nuclear reactions -Q-value
Question

The energy liberated per nuclear fission is 200 MeV. If 1020 fissions occur per second the amount of power produced will be :

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Solution

P=Etott=  1020  ×  200  MeV1=  2  ×  1022   MeV/S                                                                                                          =  2  ×  1022×  106  ×  1.6  ×  1019J/S                                                                                                           =  32  ×  108  W

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