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Problem
A 40 W electric bulb is operated continuously for 8 h. Assuming each fission of a
235
U
^{235}\mathrm{U}
235
U
nucleus releases 200 MeV, calculate the approximate number of fissions required to supply this energy. (Take
1
eV
=
1.6
×
10
−
19
J
1\,\text{eV}=1.6\times10^{-19}\,\text{J}
1
eV
=
1.6
×
1
0
−
19
J
.)
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