Q.
The operation of a nuclear reactor is said to be critical if the multiplication factor (k) has a value of what?
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a
1
b
0
c
1.5
d
2.1
answer is A.
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For a nuclear reactor, k = 1. It is the ratio of the number of neutrons produced in a nuclear pile to the number disappearing that must equal to unity for a chain reaction.
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