The fuel value of coal is measured by the heat of combustion. Using 200 MeV as the energy release per fission, calculate the ‘heat of fission, for pure U 235 in J/kg and in cal/g.
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Sol. Energy released per fission:
Number of 
atoms in 1 kg :
Total heat of fission:
Hence
Now convert into cal/g:
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