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A gallon of gasoline releases 1.93E+8 J of energy when it is burned. How many gallons of gas must be burned to release the same amount of energy as is released when 1.68 lb of 235U undergoes fission. (Assume that each fission reaction in 235-U releases 176 MeV.)

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