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How much coal is required to generate energy equivalent to the energy generated by 1 kg of uranium? |
A. | 30000 tonnes of high grade coal |
B. | 300 tonnes of high grade coal |
C. | 10000 tonnes of high grade coal |
D. | 3000 tonnes of high grade coal |
Answer» D. 3000 tonnes of high grade coal | |
Explanation: one of the main attention for nuclear fuel is the huge amount of energy that can be released from a small quantity of active nuclear fuel. the energy obtainable by completely using 1 kg of uranium would give energy equivalent 3000 tons of high grade coal i.e. uranium has three millions times the energy of coal. |
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