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The total kinetic energy carried by the products of the spontaneous fission of plutontum-2...

The total kinetic energy carried by the products of the spontaneous fission of plutontum-240 is typically about 180 MeV. Use this to argue that reduction in Coulomb repulsion is the main impetus behind the process. Assume for simplicity that the two fragment nuclei are of equal Z.

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