A nucleus undergoes fission into two nearly equal fragments whose mass numbers may be…

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Problem

A 235U^{235}\text{U} nucleus undergoes fission into two nearly equal fragments whose mass numbers may be taken as A1=A2=118A_1=A_2=118. (a) Calculate the radius of the original 235U^{235}\text{U} nucleus. (b) Calculate the radius of each fragment. (c) Find the total nuclear surface area before and after fission and hence determine the percentage change in surface area produced by the fission process.

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