How many grams of U-235 must be fissioned every day to produce 1000 MW of electricity in a nuclear power plant that is 1/3 efficient? [Assume 208 MeV/fission and 1 MeV = 1.6 × 10^?13 J]
3.04 x 10^3 grams
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The thermonuclear process in solar and less massive stars which produces one atom of helium from four of hydrogen is the ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which time frame(s) do we live in today? (More than one may apply.)
A) Quaternary period B) Tertiary period C) Cenozoic era D) Phanerozoic eon E) Paleozoic era
A U-tube is open to the atmosphere at both ends. Water is poured into the tube until the water column on the vertical sides of the U is more than 10 cm deep
Then, oil with a density of 950 kg/m3 is poured into one side, until the column of oil is 6.0 cm tall. How much higher is the top surface of the oil on that side of the tube compared with the surface of the water on the other side of the tube? A) 3.1 cm B) 2.9 cm C) 60 mm D) 3.0 mm E) 5.7 cm
A car with bad shocks bounces up and down with a period of 1.51 s after hitting a bump. The car has a mass of 1 600 kg and is supported by four springs of force constant k. What is k for each spring?
a. 6.9E+3 N/m b. 1.7E+3 N/m c. 1.7E+3 N/m d. 3.5E+3 N/m e. 8.2E+2 N/m