Each fission of U releases on average 2.5 neutrons

MATHEMATICS · Single correct · AP · AP Precalculus · Exponential and Logarithmic Functions · Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Problem

Each fission of 235^{235}U releases on average 2.5 neutrons. If every neutron immediately induces another fission, approximately how many neutrons will be present after four successive generations, starting from a single initial neutron? (a) 97 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 81

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