Physics

Physics

Problem

Calculate the energy released per nucleon in the following cases and state which reaction is more energy-efficient per nucleon: a. (i) Fission of a 235U^{235}\text{U} nucleus induced by one neutron releases 200  MeV200\;\text{MeV} (take the total number of nucleons involved as 236236). b. (ii) Fusion of one deuterium nucleus with one tritium nucleus releases 17.6  MeV17.6\;\text{MeV} (total nucleons =5=5).

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