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An Excited U* Nucleus Undergoes Fission into Two Fragments

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An excited An excited U* nucleus undergoes fission into two fragments, as shown: U* → Ba + Kr The following atomic masses are known: Kr: 91.926270 u Ba: 143.922845 u U*: 236.045563 u Assume, at a given instant, that the two fission fragments are spherical, just barely in contact, and carry spherically symmetric charge distributions. At that instant, what is the electrostatic interaction energy of the two fragments, in MeV? (1 u = 1.6605 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, 1/4πε0 = 9.0 × 10<sup>9</sup> N * m<sup>2</sup>/C<sup>2</sup>) A) 230 MeV B) 240 MeV C) 250 MeV D) 260 MeV E) 270 MeV U* nucleus undergoes fission into two fragments, as shown: An excited U* nucleus undergoes fission into two fragments, as shown: U* → Ba + Kr The following atomic masses are known: Kr: 91.926270 u Ba: 143.922845 u U*: 236.045563 u Assume, at a given instant, that the two fission fragments are spherical, just barely in contact, and carry spherically symmetric charge distributions. At that instant, what is the electrostatic interaction energy of the two fragments, in MeV? (1 u = 1.6605 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, 1/4πε0 = 9.0 × 10<sup>9</sup> N * m<sup>2</sup>/C<sup>2</sup>) A) 230 MeV B) 240 MeV C) 250 MeV D) 260 MeV E) 270 MeV
U* → An excited U* nucleus undergoes fission into two fragments, as shown: U* → Ba + Kr The following atomic masses are known: Kr: 91.926270 u Ba: 143.922845 u U*: 236.045563 u Assume, at a given instant, that the two fission fragments are spherical, just barely in contact, and carry spherically symmetric charge distributions. At that instant, what is the electrostatic interaction energy of the two fragments, in MeV? (1 u = 1.6605 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, 1/4πε0 = 9.0 × 10<sup>9</sup> N * m<sup>2</sup>/C<sup>2</sup>) A) 230 MeV B) 240 MeV C) 250 MeV D) 260 MeV E) 270 MeV
Ba + An excited U* nucleus undergoes fission into two fragments, as shown: U* → Ba + Kr The following atomic masses are known: Kr: 91.926270 u Ba: 143.922845 u U*: 236.045563 u Assume, at a given instant, that the two fission fragments are spherical, just barely in contact, and carry spherically symmetric charge distributions. At that instant, what is the electrostatic interaction energy of the two fragments, in MeV? (1 u = 1.6605 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, 1/4πε0 = 9.0 × 10<sup>9</sup> N * m<sup>2</sup>/C<sup>2</sup>) A) 230 MeV B) 240 MeV C) 250 MeV D) 260 MeV E) 270 MeV
Kr
The following atomic masses are known: An excited U* nucleus undergoes fission into two fragments, as shown: U* → Ba + Kr The following atomic masses are known: Kr: 91.926270 u Ba: 143.922845 u U*: 236.045563 u Assume, at a given instant, that the two fission fragments are spherical, just barely in contact, and carry spherically symmetric charge distributions. At that instant, what is the electrostatic interaction energy of the two fragments, in MeV? (1 u = 1.6605 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, 1/4πε0 = 9.0 × 10<sup>9</sup> N * m<sup>2</sup>/C<sup>2</sup>) A) 230 MeV B) 240 MeV C) 250 MeV D) 260 MeV E) 270 MeV
Kr: 91.926270 u An excited U* nucleus undergoes fission into two fragments, as shown: U* → Ba + Kr The following atomic masses are known: Kr: 91.926270 u Ba: 143.922845 u U*: 236.045563 u Assume, at a given instant, that the two fission fragments are spherical, just barely in contact, and carry spherically symmetric charge distributions. At that instant, what is the electrostatic interaction energy of the two fragments, in MeV? (1 u = 1.6605 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, 1/4πε0 = 9.0 × 10<sup>9</sup> N * m<sup>2</sup>/C<sup>2</sup>) A) 230 MeV B) 240 MeV C) 250 MeV D) 260 MeV E) 270 MeV
Ba: 143.922845 u An excited U* nucleus undergoes fission into two fragments, as shown: U* → Ba + Kr The following atomic masses are known: Kr: 91.926270 u Ba: 143.922845 u U*: 236.045563 u Assume, at a given instant, that the two fission fragments are spherical, just barely in contact, and carry spherically symmetric charge distributions. At that instant, what is the electrostatic interaction energy of the two fragments, in MeV? (1 u = 1.6605 × 10<sup>-27</sup> kg = 931.5 MeV/c<sup>2</sup>, 1/4πε0 = 9.0 × 10<sup>9</sup> N * m<sup>2</sup>/C<sup>2</sup>) A) 230 MeV B) 240 MeV C) 250 MeV D) 260 MeV E) 270 MeV
U*: 236.045563 u
Assume, at a given instant, that the two fission fragments are spherical, just barely in contact, and carry spherically symmetric charge distributions. At that instant, what is the electrostatic interaction energy of the two fragments, in MeV? (1 u = 1.6605 × 10-27 kg = 931.5 MeV/c2, 1/4πε0 = 9.0 × 109 N * m2/C2)


A) 230 MeV
B) 240 MeV
C) 250 MeV
D) 260 MeV
E) 270 MeV

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