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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
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Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
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31-1: Nuclear Reactions, Transmutation
31-2: Nuclear Fission
31-3: Nuclear Fusion
31-5: Dosimetry
31-9: NMR

Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 20
Q

Suppose that the average electric power consumption, day and night, in a typical house is 960 W. What initial mass of 92235U{^{235}_{92}\textrm{U}} would have to undergo fission to supply the electrical needs of such a house for a year? (Assume 200 MeV is released per fission, as well as 100% efficiency.)

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0.4 g/yr0.4 \textrm{ g/yr}
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