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How much energy is released in the explosion of a fission bomb containing 3.0kg of fissionable material? Assume that 0.10% of the mass is converted to released energy. (b) What mass of TNT would have to explode to provide the same energy release? Assume that each mole of TNT liberate 3.4MJ of energy on exploding. The molecular mass of TNT is 0.227kg/mol. (c) For the same mass of explosive, what is the ratio of the energy released in a nuclear explosion to that released in a TNT explosion?

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  1. The fission bomb releases 2.7×1014Jof energy.
  2. The required mass is 2.2×107kgof TNT is required to release the same amount of energy.
  3. The ratio of energy released for the same mass in fission bomb to TNT bomb is 0.73×107.

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Relativistic Total energy:

The total energy of an object is the sum of its rest mass energy, kinetic energy if its moving, and potential energy if it is under some force.

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(a) Define energy is released in the explosion of a fission bomb:

The total relativistic energy of an object moving at constant velocity will be expressed as,

E=γmc2

Here, γis the Lorentz factor, and is the rest mass of the object. Here in the question, it is asked to determine the energy released in the explosion.

As no info about the motion of the bomb is given it is assumed that it is stationary. Therefore the value of the Lorentz factor will be unity.

Therefore the energy released in the explosion is,

role="math" localid="1663138082072" E=0.0013.0kg3.0×108m/s2=2.7×1014J

Hence, the fission bomb releases 2.7×1014Jof energy.

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(b) Determine the mass of an equivalent TNT bomb:

One mole of a TNT bomb releases 3.4MJof energy and therefore the no. of moles required to release the same energy as a fission bomb is,

2.7×1014J3.4×106J=0.79×108moles

Each mole has a mass of 0.227 kg, therefore 0.79×108molesof TNT has a mass of

0.79×108mol0.227kgmol=2.2×107kg

Hence, the required mass is 2.2×107kgof TNT is required to release the same amount of energy.

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(c) Ratio of a fission bomb to TNT bomb:

For the 3kg of fission bomb, it releases 2.7×1014J of energy. A 3kg of TNT bomb releases.

3.0kg10.277molkg3.4×106Jmol=3.68×107J

The ratio of energy released in fission bomb to TNT bomb is,

2.7×1014J3.68×107J=0.73×107

Hence, the ratio of energy released for the same mass in fission bomb to TNT bomb is 0.73×107.

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