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tiffannnnyyyyyy

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How many grams of U-235 must be fissioned every day to produce 1000 MW of electricity in a nuclear power plant that is 1/3 efficient? Assume 208 MeV/fission and 1 MeV = 1.6  1013 J

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The longest-daylight day for people in the Southern Hemisphere at latitudes greater than 30S occurs at the
 a. summer solstice.
  b. vernal equinox.
  c. winter solstice.
  d. autumnal equinox.


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todom5090

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

3.04 x 103 grams

Answer to Question 2

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tiffannnnyyyyyy

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

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Gracias!

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