AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2002

  • question_answer
    One nuclear fission release 200 MeV energy. The number of fissions per second which will produce 10 MW of power by a generator of efficiency 25% will be

    A) \[\text{1}.\text{25}\times \text{l}{{0}^{\text{19}}}\]                      

    B)  \[\text{1}.\text{25}\times \text{l}{{0}^{\text{18}}}\]

    C) \[\text{3}.\text{125}\times \text{1}{{0}^{11}}\]                                

    D)  \[\text{5}\times \text{l}{{0}^{\text{11}}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     Efficiency \[=\frac{power\text{ }output}{power\text{ }input}\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]               Power input \[=\frac{power\,\,output}{efficiency}\] Given,   power output =10 MW, efficiency \[=\frac{25}{100}=0.25\] Power input \[=\frac{10\times {{10}^{6}}}{0.25}=40\times {{10}^{6}}W\]                 Nuclear fission release 200 MeV energy                 \[=200\times {{10}^{6}}\times 1.6\times {{10}^{-19}}\]                 \[=3.2\times {{10}^{-11}}J\] Number of fissions \[=\frac{40\times {{10}^{6}}}{3.2\times {{10}^{-11}}}\]                                 \[=1.25\times {{10}^{18}}\]


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