The energy liberated per nuclear fission is $200 \; MeV$. If $10^{20}$ fissions occur per second,the amount of power produced will be:

  • A
    $32 \times 10^8 \; W$
  • B
    $16 \times 10^8 \; W$
  • C
    $5 \times 10^{11} \; W$
  • D
    $2 \times 10^{22} \; W$

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