Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 43 - Energy from the Nucleus - Problems - Page 1331: 15b

Answer

The number of fragments produced are 1.7 $\times 10^{25}$ .

Work Step by Step

From the earlier part of the question, we know that $8.58 \times 10^{24}$ fission events took place when the atom bomb underwent fission. For every 235U nucleus that undergoes fission, 2 fragments are produced. $\therefore$ Total number of fragments produced are $$ 2\left(8.58 \times 10^{24}\right)=1.72 \times 10^{25} \approx 1.7 \times 10^{25} $$
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