Physics

Physics

Problem

A 40 W electric bulb is operated continuously for 8 h. Assuming each fission of a 235U^{235}\mathrm{U} nucleus releases 200 MeV, calculate the approximate number of fissions required to supply this energy. (Take 1 eV=1.6×10−19 J1\,\text{eV}=1.6\times10^{-19}\,\text{J}.)

Browse the problem library