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Find the number of neutrons generated per unit time in a uranium reactor whose thermal power is , if the average number of neutrons liberated in each nuclear splitting is . Each splitting is assumed to release an energy

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No. of fissions per unit time is clearly P/E. Hence no. of neutrons produced per unit time to vP/E. Substitution gives neutrons/sec.
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Find the number of neutrons generated per unit time in a uranium reactor whose thermal power is , if the average number of neutrons liberated in each nuclear splitting is . Each splitting is assumed to release an energy
Updated OnDec 10, 2022
TopicNuclei
SubjectPhysics
ClassClass 12
Answer TypeText solution:1 Video solution: 2
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Avg. Video Duration3 min