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Question
If 25 atomic mass units (u) of a radioactive material are destroyed in a nuclear reaction, how much energy is released in MeV?
Solution
If 25 atomic mass units (u) of a radioactive material is destroyed in a nuclear reaction, then the amount of energy released in MeV is given by:
`25xx931` = 23275 MeV (since 1 u = 931 MeV)
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