A significant difficulty in using fusion as an energy source is   A) the high cost of the reactants. B) the lack of useful starting nuclides. C) the extreme conditions required to initiate and sustain fusion reactions. D) the high radioactivity of the product nuclei. E) the disposal of waste products.

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A: Amount of energy released from the fission of one U-235 nucleus = 200 MeV Convert the amount of…

Q: What units are used to measure radioactivity?

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Q: What are some of the problems associated with using fusion to generate electricity?<

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Q: What radionuclide technique can be used to estimate the age of fossils up to 50,000 years old?

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Q: In which type of nuclear reaction do two light nuclei combine to produce a heavier nucleus?

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Q: Define the term Nuclear Transmutations?

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Q: The nuclide 24'U is the daughter nuclide resulting from the alpha decay of what parent nuclide?

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Q: How many joules are released when 1.5 mol of ²³⁹Pu decays, if each nucleus releases 5.243 MeV?

A: Given: number of moles=1.5mol Released energy=5.243MeV

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Q: One of the most stable nuclei in terms of binding energy per nucleon is 60Ni. If the atomic mass of…

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Q: Calculate the binding energy per nucleon of mercury-200(Hg-200has an atomic number of 80 and atomic…

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Q: Explain the following term a) chain reaction b) nuclear fission c) nuclear fusión

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Q: When can a chain reaction can produce self-sustained fission?

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Writing and Balancing Nuclear Equations

A nuclear equation is a symbolic representation of a nuclear reaction using certain symbols. It is studied in nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics.