What is the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion ?
Q: What is special about neutrons that allows them to cause nuclear fission?
A: The neutrons which cause nuclear fission must be having slow speed. The slow neutrons are those…
Q: 3. Thorium-228 undergoes fission according to the equation: Th - Ra + He 90 88 Use the data below to…
A: Mass defect ∆m=mass of Thorium-(mass of radium+mass of…
Q: Which refers to the continuous release of nuclear energy caused when one fission reaction triggers…
A: When a nucleus fissions reaction takes place, the neutron breaks the target nucleus into further…
Q: a. Differentiate Nuclear Fusion and Fission. b. What is the atomic number of the most strongly bound…
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Q: What are the disadvantages of fusion over fission?
A: Very High temperature and high density is required for Nuclear fusion. It is extremely difficult to…
Q: What do nuclear fission and fusion have in common?
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Q: Reprocessing nuclear waste to extract the remaining fissionable material roughly doubles the amount…
A: Answer: Reprocessing: It is a series of chemical operations that produces plutonium and uranium as…
Q: 6. Why are large electromagnets necessary in nuclear fusion reactors? a. Electromagnets are used to…
A: It is asked why large electromagnets are used in the nuclear fusion process.
Q: Why is there, unlike fission fuel, no limit to the amount of fusion fuel that can be safely stored…
A: Unlike fission fuel, no limit to the amount of fusion fuel that can be safely stored in one…
Q: Boron undergoes fission via thermal neutron capture to produce lithium-7, an alpha particle and…
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Q: 3. Thorium-228 undergoes fission according to the equation: ThRa + He 228 Use the data below to…
A: The reaction is given by : T90228h→R88224a+H24emass defect: ∆m∆m=mass of reactants-mass of products…
Q: Why would a fusion reactor produce less radioactive waste than a fission reactor?
A: The largest source of radioactive waste at a fission power plant is the fission products of uranium…
Q: 1. a. When the nucleus of a uranium-235 atom is divided into two smaller nuclei, mass is converted…
A: Uranium 235 consists of 235 nucleons, which are the sum of protons and neutrons. Protons are…
Q: What is one disadvantage of using nuclear fission to produce electricity? O A. It is difficult to…
A: Nuclear fission : Nuclear fission is a process where the heavy nucleus of an atom splits into two or…
Q: 17: A sample of U-235 started with 120 grams. If the half-life of U-235 has a half-life of…
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Q: Explain the ill effects of nuclear explosion.
A: The effects are as following:- 1-Increasing the victims' vulnerability to infection and cancers.…
Q: Why is carbon better than lead as a moderator in nuclear reactors?
A: Carbon is an effective stimulator of fission reaction than lead. In case of carbon, it interact with…
Q: A and B are fresh apples. Apple A is strongly irradiated by nuclear radiation for 1 hour. Apple B is…
A: Apple A absorbs energy when it is strongly irradiated for one hour. As a result, the atoms of apple…
Q: Explain the counting statistics of nuclear radiation?
A: It deals with the analysis of data obtained fro counting experiments .Inthe context of nuclear…
Q: Why do you think nuclear fission is described as a chain reaction?
A: An example of neutron attacking a fissionable U-235 particle leading to a nuclear chain reaction
Q: . When the nucleus of a uranium-235 atom is divided into two smaller nuclei, mass is converted into…
A: Heavy metal uranium has been used as a concentrated energy source for more than 60 years. The…
Q: The actual fission reactions that release energy in a nuclear power plant are about A) one-third…
A: Option b
Q: Explain the benefits and hazards of using fusion versus fission reactors as a source of alternative…
A: Fusion is a chemical reaction in which two small nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus whereas…
Q: What happens when Uranium-238 undergoes alpha decay and then beta decay? Uranium-238 ->
A: Alpha decay: 92238U → 90234Th + H24e Beta decay: T90234h → P91234a + β-10
Q: What occurs when a nitrogen nucleus captures an extra neutron?
A: A neutron is captured by the nitrogen nucleus
Q: 1. Using the information about fusion and fission above, select whether each of the tasks below is…
A: Given Fusion is describe as the process in which two different system are combined to form a new…
Q: What are some of the reasons that plutonium rather than uranium is used in all fission bombs and as…
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