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What are two reasons that people don't use nuclear fusion as a energy source?
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∙ 14y ago
One good reason-it has not been made to work yet! We do of course use solar energy which is produced by nuclear fusion
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What are two reasons that people have not been able to use nuclear fusion as an energy source?
Nuclear fusion is unsure now at industrial scale.
How the sun provides chemical energy to people on earth?
The source of energy is the nuclear fusion.
How does hydrogen affect people?
The sun (mostly hydrogen) is basically a nuclear fusion reactor, releasing energy by nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei into higher elements (which is where the higher elements actually come from). In fact it is a fusion bomb held together by stupendous gravity. No hydrogen, no sun, no people.
How is nuclear energy converted into energy people can use?
in the nuclear process of generating power immense heat is relaesed and heats water to steam and turns a turbine. this is the same basic principle for fission and fusion
Is fusion energy the same a nuclear energy?
Sort of. Fusion energy is the power of the sun and hydrogen bombs, lots of people would like to use it as a local power source, but so far we've only figured out hot to use fission power in power plants.
What is the purpose of nuclear explosion?
getting lots of energy is done for peaceful reasons and kill lots of people if done in war
Is nuclear fusion dangerous?
yes because it will explode and kill people
What are the people that study fission fusion of atoms?
Particle physicists or nuclear physicists.
What is the worst thing about nuclear energy?
The worst thing about nuclear energy is that it can kill people.
Where do people get nuclear energy?
Primarily, people get nuclear energy from the Sun, in the form of light, heat, and radiation, although the radiation is vastly attenuated by the Earth's magnetic field and by its atmosphere. In terms of nuclear power plants, we get nuclear energy from the fissioning (splitting) of atoms of (usually) Uranium-235. Each fission event results in a loss of mass that is represented by a loss of binding energy (Strong Atomic Force) that is primarily manifest as heat and radiation. That heat is carried away by the reactor coolant and generally used to flash water to steam, which then turns turbines, which then turn generators, which then produce electricity. There are two way to release the binding energy. One is the fission process just described. The other is the fusion process, where atoms are combined instead of being split, again, resulting in a loss of mass that ultimately generates heat. The Sun uses fusion. Our electric nuclear power plants use fission. Our atomic bombs use fission, and our hydrogen bombs use fission and fusion. The bombs are an uncontrolled reaction, while the Sun and our nuclear power plants are a controlled reaction. Note that we don't yet have fusion based nuclear power plants due to the technological difficulties in maintaining a controlled fusion reaction on a large scale.
What is an example of nuclear fission which is applicable in your daily life?
We are constantly bombarded by cosmic radiation from space, and background radiation from the soil. However, both are background, and we have no biological processes that depend on nuclear reactions to survive.
What wrong with nuclear energy?
people
