Question: How much coal should be combusted to release the same amount of energy as 1 kg of uranium? The mass lost during the fission reaction

How much coal should be combusted to release the same amount of energy as 1 kg of uranium?

The mass lost during the fission reaction is _______ amu.

This is equal to __________ x 10-28 kg.

The energy released during the fission reaction is thus __________ x 10-11 Joule.

1 kilogram of uranium contains _____________x 1013 Joule energy.

Given coal with a HHV of 20 MJ/kg, this means that ____________ kg coal would be required.

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