Question

In nuclear fission the percentage of mass converted into energy is about

• A. 10%
• B. 0.01%
• C. 0.1%
• D. 1%

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

About 0.23 amu is lost in fission of ${}_{92}^{235}U$ so mass changed in enrgy = $\frac{0.23\times 100}{235}$ = 0.1%