A flux of 1010 n/cm2 · s is incident on an foil that is 0.10 cm thick.The density of aluminum is 2.7 g/cm3.The number of neutrons reacting with the aluminum is 104 n/cm2 · s.The cross section for this reaction is approximately
A) 10-6 m2
B) 1.7 10-28 cm2
C) 1 barn
D) 6.6 10-32 m2
E) 104 barn
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