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What is the balanced chemical reaction between the nuclear reactor-generated gas and the air component?
What is the balanced chemical reaction between the nuclear reactor-generated gas and the air component?
2Zr + 2H2O + O2 -> 2ZrO2 + 2H2
What is the density of water produced in the reaction?
What is the density of water produced in the reaction?
1 g/cm3
What is the gas constant, R, used in the calculations?
What is the gas constant, R, used in the calculations?
0.08206 L.atm.K-1.mol-1
What is the pressure of the gas generated from the reaction between zirconium and steam in atmospheres (atm) units?
What is the pressure of the gas generated from the reaction between zirconium and steam in atmospheres (atm) units?
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What can the gas generated from the zirconium and steam reaction do when it reacts with another gas found in the air?
What can the gas generated from the zirconium and steam reaction do when it reacts with another gas found in the air?
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