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Calculations
Complete the calculations for each nuclear reaction listed below.
Use these resources to better understand the activity at hand and to help in your tasks:
Conversions:
1MeV = 1.6 x 10-13 J
Energy use per person per year in the United States = 3.5 x 1011 Joules
(estimated, varies by source, August 2009)
Approximate population of USA: 310,000,000
Question 1
Deuterium-Tritium Fusion Reaction
Given: energy released = 17.59 MeV per deuterium/tritium reaction pair (mass = 5 amu)
Part A
List the balanced nuclear reaction.
Question 1
Deuterium-Tritium Fusion Reaction
Given: energy released = 17.59 MeV per deuterium/tritium reaction pair (mass = 5 amu)
Part A
List the balanced nuclear reaction.
Question 1
Deuterium-Tritium Fusion Reaction
Given: energy released = 17.59 MeV per deuterium/tritium reaction pair (mass = 5 amu)
Part A
List the balanced nuclear reaction.
Part B
Determine the energy released per kilogram of fuel used.
Given MeV per reaction, calculate energy in joules per kilogram of reactants.
Consider 1 mole of tritium plus 1 mole of deuterium to be a mole of “reactions” (total molar mass = 5 grams).
Part C
Determine the mass of fuel required for the expected energy consumption in the United States for the next 10 years.
Energy use per person per year in the United States = 3.5 × 1011 joules.
Base your calculations on a current population of 310,000,000.
Question 2
Uranium-235 Fission
Given: energy released = about 200 MeV per individual reaction (mass = 235 amu)
Part A
Find the balanced nuclear reaction.
Part B
Determine the energy released per kilogram of fuel used.
Given MeV per reaction, calculate energy in joules per kilogram of reactants.
Consider 1 mole of uranium-235 to be a mole of “reactions” (molar mass = 235 grams).
Part C
Determine the mass of fuel required for the expected energy consumption in the United States for the next 10 years:
Provide the energy use per person per year in the United States = 3.5 × 1011 joules.
Base your calculations on a current population of 310,000,000.
Question 3
Plutonium-235
Given: energy released = about 200 MeV per individual reaction (mass = 239 amu)
Part A
List the balanced nuclear reaction.
Part B
Determine the energy released per kilogram of fuel used.
Given MeV per reaction, calculate energy in joules per kilogram of reactants.
Consider 1 mole of plutonium-239 to be a mole of “reactions” (molar mass = 239 grams).
Part C
Determine the mass of fuel required for the expected energy consumption in the United States for the next 10 years.
Energy use per person per year in the United States = 3.5 × 1011 joules.
Base your calculations on a current population of 310,000,000.
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