Asked in a 2000 paper

Energy produced in the nuclear fission is of the order of _____________ MeV?

Correct answer: B. 200

  • A. 20
  • B. 200
  • C. 1000
  • D. 2000

Explanation

Fission of a heavy nucleus such as uranium releases about 200 MeV per fission event. This is much greater than the energy changes in ordinary chemical reactions, which are typically a few electron-volts per molecule.

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