Assume that immediately after the fission of 236U according to Eq. 43-1, the resulting 140Xe and 94Sr
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(a) Assuming the nuclei to be spherical, calculate the electric potential energy associated with the repulsion between the two fragments. (Use Eq. 42-3 to calculate the radii of the fragments.)
(b) Compare this energy with the energy released in a typical fission event.
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Fundamentals of Physics
ISBN: 978-1118230725
10th Extended edition
Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick
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