A beam of 1012 neutrons/second is incident on an aluminum foil of thickness 10-4 m. The cross section for absorption is 0.23 bn. What is the reaction rate for neutrons being absorbed?

A)

1.4 × 1011/s
B)

1.4 × 109/s
C)

1.4 × 108/s
D)

1.4 × 1010/s
E)

1.4 × 1012/s


C

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