A sample of shale contains 0.055% 238U by weight.Calculate the number of spontaneous fi

Chapter 13, Problem 27

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A sample of shale contains 0.055% 238U by weight.Calculate the number of spontaneous fi ssions in oneday in a 106-kg pile of the shale by determining(a) the mass of 238U present, (b) the number of 238Uatoms, (c) the fi ssion activity, and fi nally (d) the num-ber of fi ssions. The spontaneous fi ssion activity rate of238U is 6.7 fi ssions/kg # s.

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