Calculate the energy (in kW?h) given off if five kg of plutonium-239 undergoes complete fission. The energy released per fission is 200 MeV. (1 MeV = 1.6 × 10^?13 J)

a. 1.1E+11 kW?h
b. 6.4E+12 kW?h
c. 1.6E+16 kW?h
d. 1.1E+8 kW?h
e. 5.4E+9 kW?h


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