If, on the Average, Each Fission Reaction of ²³⁵U Releases

question 35

Multiple Choice

If, on the average, each fission reaction of ²³⁵U releases 200 MeV of energy, how many nuclei of ²³⁵U fission every second in a 200-MW reactor?

• A) 6.3 × 10¹⁷.
• B) 6.0 × 10²³.
• C) 1.0 × 10¹⁹.
• D) 1.6 × 10¹⁹.
• E) 2.7 × 10¹⁸.