Energy Released By A Fission

• U235 + n --> fission + 2 or 3 n + 200 MeV1MeV (million electron volts) = 1.609 x 10-13 j

• This corresponds to 3.2 x 10-11 j

• Production of one molecule of CO2 in fossil fuel combustion only generates 4 ev or 6.5 x 10-19 j of energy

• This is 50,000,000 times more energy

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