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How much Uranium is in the sun?
there is not uranium in the sun. the nuclear fusion is due to hydrogen that fuses to helium
Why uranium 235 is used in fusion reaction?
The isotope 235U is important for the nuclear fissionreaction (not fusion !).
What website could you find info on nuclear fusion and uranium?
Try www.world-nuclear.org
Is it fusion or fission that provides energy for nuclear power stations?
Fission of usually Uranium
Is uranium 235 and a neutron producting barium 141 an example of nuclear fusion?
No. it is an example of nuclear fission (splitting of nucleus).
What element is needed to make a nuclear weapon?
Uranium makes for an excellent element for nuclear fission. Hydrogen is most commonly used for nuclear fusion.
What fuels are used for nuclear weapons?
Uranium mainlyPlutonium and Uranium in fission weapons, Lithium deuteride in fusion weapons, occasionally small amounts of Tritium gas to boost fission weapons with fusion.
Does uranium need to be enriched in order to be used in a nuclear reactor?
Some nuclear power reactors work with low enriched uranium; CANDU reactors work with natural uranium.
A reaction in which small nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus?
That is nuclear fission. An example is that of a Uranium-239 atom undergoing beta decay. That is, a neutron in the nucleus ejects and electron, becoming a proton, resulting in Uranium-239 becoming Neptunium-239.
What kind of energy do we use for uranium in use in the fusion power plant?
Uranium has stored energy (potential energy), more specifically, nuclear energy.
How are elements with atomic masses greater than uranium made?
Elements that have greater atomic masses then uranium are created using nuclear fission.
Why uranium is the best element in nuclear fusion?
Uranium is fairly easy to obtain, and the 235 isotope can be separated or increased, which is the fissile one. The only alternative is plutonium, and that has to be separated out from used uranium fuel. In some countries, but not the US, this has been done and a mixed uranium/plutonium fuel produced.
