CALCULATE THE ENERGY FROM URANIUM-236

Authors

  • Chanopat Chonlakdao
  • Ratsamee Sangsirimongkolying -

Keywords:

Einstein’s mass energy relation, Average binding energy, Nuclear Fission

Abstract

This academic article provides all the principles necessary to understand the calculation of the energy in uranium-236 which are suitable for the general teachers and lecturers. The histories, Einstein’s mass energy, average binding energy, were explained. Owing to the strange nature of nuclear fission, one must understand the interpretations of nuclear fission before properly understanding the calculation of the energy from uranium-236. We can now estimate the energy from uranium-236, using the deviation between the average binding energies of the uranium-236 parent nuclide and the fission product nuclei, which suggests that the energy of uranium-236 is about 203 MeV. 

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Published

2023-12-22

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