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Chapter 11, Problem 28Q
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The process due to which most of the energy produced, after a fuel rod in a fission reactor reaches to its end, comes from the fissioning of plutonium-239.
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a) Calculate the number of grams of deuterium in a 54,300 L swimming pool, given deuterium is 0.0150% of natural hydrogen.
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When a star has exhausted its hydrogen fuel, it may fuse other nuclear fuels. At temperatures above 1.0 x 10° K, helium fusion can occur. Write the equation for the following processes.
(a) Two alpha particles fuse to produce a nucleus A and a gamma ray. What is nucleus A? (Enter the mass number in the first raised box, the atomic number in the second lower box, and the
element, with charge if necessary, in the third box.)
(b) Nucleus A absorbs an alpha particle to produce a nucleus "B" and a gamma ray. What is nucleus B? (Enter your answer using the same format as above.)
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A proposed nuclear reactor facility will have an electrical power output of 805 MW with a 30.2% efficiency in converting nuclear to electrical power. Assuming the average fission reaction produces 227 MeV, how many reactions will take place at the facility every second?
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