Answer to Question #199935 in General Chemistry for Jerry

Question

Show by calculation which process produces more energy per gram of material reacting:

 Fission of U-235: 92U

235 + 0 n

1 → Zr 40

94 + 58Ce 140 + 6 −1e

0 + 2 0 n

1

 

 

 Fusion of deuterium:1H

2 + 1H

2 → 1H

3 + 1H

1

 Nuclear mass for Ce-140 is 139.8734 and for Zr-94 is 93.8841.

Answer 1

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