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The operation of a nuclear reactor is said to be critical if the multiplication factor (k) has a value of what?(a) 1(b) 0(c) 1.5(d) 2.1The question was posed to me during an interview.The origin of the question is Nuclear Energy in chapter Nucleus of Physics – Class 12

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The correct option is (a) 1

The EXPLANATION is: For a nuclear reactor, k = 1. It is the RATIO of the number of neutrons produced in a nuclear pile to the number DISAPPEARING that must equal to UNITY for a chain reaction.



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