2007-03-21 00:53:24 · 3 answers · asked by Tara T 2 in Environment
one kilogram of uranium can theoretically produce about 20 trillion joules of energy (20 × 1012 joules); as much electricity as 1500 metric tons of coal.[1]
source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium
2007-03-21 01:04:07 · answer #1 · answered by thiwankaw 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tons, the atom bombs dropped on Japan contained about 2 pounds of uranium. That amount of matter had the same amount of energy output as several megatons of TNT.
Come up with a given weight of uranium, plutonium, or any other fissible material and multiply it by the speed of light, squared. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second.
2007-03-21 08:06:51 · answer #2 · answered by macruadhi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-21 08:01:34 · answer #3 · answered by darklydrawl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋