A 66 kiloton atomic bomb is fueled with pure 235U (Fig. 43-14), 4.0% of which actually undergoes

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A 66 kiloton atomic bomb is fueled with pure 235U (Fig. 43-14), 4.0% of which actually undergoes fission.
(a) What is the mass of the uranium in the bomb? (It is not 66 kilotons-that is the amount of released energy specified in terms of the mass of TNT required to produce the same amount of energy.)
(b) How many primary fission fragments are produced?
(c) How many fission neutrons generated are released to the environment? (On average, each fission produces 2.5 neutrons.)
A 66 kiloton atomic bomb is fueled with pure 235U

Figure 43-14 Problem 15. A "button" of 235U ready to be recast and machined for a warhead

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-1118230725

10th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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