1. A thermal neutron induces ?ssion in a 235U nucleus. One of the ?ssion products is 132Sn, and three free neutrons are released.
(a) Write the entire ?ssion reaction.
(b) How much energy is released?
2. Compare the following: (a) total atomic binding energy of 1.0 kg of hydrogen atoms, (b) nuclear binding energy of 1.0 kg of deuterons, and (c) annihilation energy of 0.50 kg of protons with 0.50 kg of antiprotons. (d) Comment on the relative orders of magnitudes of the energies you computed in (a), (b), and (c).