Physics 5 / History 177                                           Fall1997/ Spring 1998

The Nuclear Age: Its Physics and History

Profs. Gary R. Goldstein and Martin J. Sherwin


Homework 5 solutions to problem 1


  1. 1.3x1016J
  2. 8.3x1028MeV
  3. 2.1x1027fissions
  4. 2.4x103Kg in 3 years
  5. 81x103Kg of all Uranium
  6. 1.6x103Kg of 239Pu
  7. 1.9x1026nuclei of 137Cs
  8. 3.7x106Ci for 3 year accumulation
  9. 1.0x105Ci for 3 years of Pu
  10. 2.4x103Kg
  11. (2.4+1.6)x103Kg or 4 tons
  12. 4000 tons