A nuclear reactor generates a steady output of

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Nuclear physics · Nuclear physics

Problem

3.0\,\text{MW}

. If each fission of

_{92}^{235}\text{U}

liberates

200\,\text{MeV}

of energy, determine the number of fissions taking place per second in the reactor. (Take

1\,\text{eV}=1.6\times10^{-19}\,\text{J}