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vinney12

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What do kiloton and megaton refer to?
 a. explosive yields of nuclear weapons
  b. kiloton means 1000 tons of TNT
  c. megaton means one million tons of TNT
  d. all of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is not the usual outcome of nuclear fission?
 a. The binding energy per nucleon of the fission fragments is smaller than that of the original nucleus.
  b. Energy is released.
  c. Neutrons are released.
  d. The fission fragments are radioactive.


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brittiany.barnes

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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A


vinney12

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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