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The cross section for a 2-MeV neutron being absorbed by a 238U nucleus and producing fis...

The cross section for a 2-MeV neutron being absorbed by a ²³⁸U nucleus and producing fission is 0.6 barn. For a pure ²⁵⁸U sample of thickness 3 cm, what is the probability of a neutron producing fission?

(for uranium)

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