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The cross section for a 2.0-MeV neutron (a typical energy for a neutron released in fiss...

The cross section for a 2.0-MeV neutron (a typical energy for a neutron released in fission) being absorbed by a 238U nucleus and producing fission is 0.68 barn. For a pure 238U sample of thickness 3.2 cm, what is the probability of a 2.0-MeV neutron producing fission? (ρ = 19 g/cm3 for uranium)

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