Chemistry: Principles and Practice
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.87QE
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Interpretation Introduction
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Amount of coal required to burn for producing the same amount of energy as produced by fission of
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Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
Mass of
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Environmental hazards of approximately 1 gram radioactive waste with those of the sulfur dioxide produced by the burning coal to produce the same amount of energy have to be compared.
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