NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsNuclear PhysicsPractice
If 200 MeV energy is released in the fission of a single nucleus of 92 U 235 . How many fissions must occur per second to produce a power of 1 kW ?
Options
- A3.125 × 10 13
- B6.250 × 10 13
- C1.525 × 10 13
- DNone of these
Correct answer
A. 3.125 × 10 13
Step-by-step solution
We know that 1 kW = 1 × 10 3 J s - 1 Also, 1.6 × 10 - 9 J = 1 e V ∴ 200 M e V = 200 × 1.6 × 10 - 19 × 10 6 J Number of fissions = P o w e r E n e r g y r e l e a s e d = 10 3 200 × 1.6 × 10 - 13 = 3.125 × 10 13