1. Nuclear fission is . 2. By assuming that g is 10 N/kg and that air resistance and other frictional forces are negligible, and an object has a mass of 6 kg. Thus, the gravitational potential energy is . 3. Thermal power stations can cause pollution in a variety of ways: a. b . C. . 4. Thermal heat is transferred from the hot endto the cold end, this process is called. .

1. Nuclear fission is . 2. By assuming that g is 10 N/kg and that air resistance and other frictional forces are negligible, and an object has a mass of 6 kg. Thus, the gravitational potential energy is . 3. Thermal power stations can cause pollution in a variety of ways: a. b . C. . 4. Thermal heat is transferred from the hot endto the cold end, this process is called. .

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Nuclear Reactions

Nuclear reactions are processes in which the fundamental characteristics of a nucleus changes. They change into a completely different nucleus. These processes occur naturally in an unstable nucleus. Bombarding an energetic particle can induce nuclear reactions. In this article, both the naturally occurring nuclear reactions are termed as radioactive decay and the induced nuclear reactions are further categorized as nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.

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1. Nuclear fission is .
2. By assuming that g is 10 N/kg and that air resistance and other frictional
forces are negligible, and an object has a mass of 6 kg. Thus, the
gravitational potential energy is .
3. Thermal power stations can cause pollution in a variety of ways:
a. .
b. .
C...
4. Thermal heat is transferred from the hot endto the cold end, this
process is called. .

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