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Question 1

Approximately how fast is an ion of helium moving if it is in a plasma with a temperature of 108 K? m(He) = 4.002 603 u and u = 1.66 × 10−27 kg.

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Question 2

Approximately how much uranium (in kg) must undergo fission per day to provide 1 000 MW of power? (Assume an efficiency of 30%). The nuclear reaction is

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m(n) = 1.008 665 u
m(U) = 235.043 915 u
m(Ba) = 140.913 9 u
m(Kr) = 91.897 3 u

u = 1.66 × 10−27 kg


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