Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Page 1149: 56d

Answer

We could carry this weight in a backpack.

Work Step by Step

We can find the required mass of fissionable material: $(\frac{0.080}{100})~mc^2 = 1.80\times 10^{14}~J$ $m = \frac{1.80\times 10^{16}~J}{0.080~c^2}$ $m = \frac{1.80\times 10^{16}~J}{(0.080)~(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)^2}$ $m = 2.5~kg$ We can find the weight: $weight = mg = (2.5~kg)(9.8~m/s^2) = 24.5~N$ The required weight of fissionable material is $~~24.5~N$ We could carry this weight in a backpack.
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