Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 43 - Energy from the Nucleus - Problems - Page 1331: 12b

Answer

$$226 \mathrm{\ MeV} $$

Work Step by Step

$\text { Using Table } 37-3,$ the energy released in this fission process is $Q=\left(m_{\mathrm{U}}+m_{n}-m_{\mathrm{Ce}}-m_{\mathrm{Ru}}-10 m_{e}\right) c^{2} $ $\quad=(238.05079 \mathrm{u}+1.00867 \mathrm{u}-139.90543 \mathrm{u}-98.90594 \mathrm{u})(931.5 \mathrm{MeV} / \mathrm{u})-10(0.511 \mathrm{MeV}) $ $\quad=226 \mathrm{MeV} $
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