Large amounts of depleted uranium (238U) are available as a by-product of uranium processing for reactor fuel and weapons. Uranium is very dense and makes good counter weights for aircraft. Suppose you have a 4480 kg block of 238U.
a) Find its activity (in Ci).
b) How many calories per day are generated by thermalization of the decay energy? (in cal/day)
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