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Does china produce Uranium?
Unsure i think it does caus it produces so much energy
Why is uranium so special?
The nuclear fission of uranium-235 release a huge amount of energy.This energy can be used in nuclear reactors to produce electricity/heat or in nuclear weapons.
How much does uranium account for electricity generation in developing countries?
The nuclear energy is not so developed in the poor countries.
How much coal gives same energy as 1kg of uranium fuel pellets?
I have a figure but this is for 1 kg of Uranium 235, normally reactor fuel is about 4 percent of this isotope, so the amount of coal would be divided by 25 if we are talking about uranium as used in PWR or BWR reactors. Also this figure is for complete use of the U235, whereas for practical reasons of maintaining reactor performance, fuel is unloaded and replaced before it is all used up. So bearing in mind the above, 1 kg of U235 will produce as much energy as 1500 tons of coal. Let's try: 1kg of U235 (3,75%) has 83,14 TJ/kg. 1J=1Ws (3600Ws=1Wh). 1TJ=1000GJ=1 mio MJ 1kg of coal has 6000Wh/kg. I get 3850tons.
Can nuclear energy be found over and over or will it run out sometime?
There is so much uranium in the Earth's crust and mantle that it is unlikely that we will run out.
How does uranium turn the turbine in a power station?
Radioactivity produces a certain amount of heat, and uranium has the interesting property that you can increase its rate of radioactive decay by creating a certain density of specific isotopes (decaying uranium atoms emit neutrons which can be absorbed by other uranium atoms making them unstable, so that they too will decay). Therefore, uranium can be used as a source of heat - much like burning coal - and that heat can be used to boil water and run a steam turbine.
What is the nucleur energy?
Nuclear energy is the energy released by changes in the nucleus of a material such as uranium. In the case of uranium 235, the nucleus can be fissioned or split by capture of a neutron, and further neutrons are released in the process. By careful arrangement of the uranium pieces, this can be built up so that a self-sustaining chain reaction proceeds. Each fission releases a certain amount of energy in the form of heat, which can then be used to produce electric power. This is the basis of all power producing nuclear reactorsNuclear energy is the energy resulting from:Radioactive decayNuclear fissionNuclear fusion
What are the advantages of the energy source?
Nuclear Energy generates a lot of energy rather than other Power Plants. One gram of uranium equals to 60 thousand tons of coal, and the energy it produce, so it is much more green (Despite the main disadvantage: explosion). The air is not as polluted as it would be with the coal. Because of the high levels of energy generation, energy cost is cheaper.
How can nuclear energy be captured and transformed into electrical energy?
The nuclear energy isn't so much as captured, but rather just "used". In the process, fission of uranium fuel rods causes water flowing through the reactor to be heated - eventually producing steam, which in turn spins turbines to create electricity.
What is the shell of the highest energy electron in uranium?
The highest energy electron in uranium is found in the 5f subshell. Uranium has 92 electrons, so the configuration for the highest energy electron would be [Rn] 5f³ 6d¹ 7s².
What produce the sun?
the sun produces light ,heat ,energy,and so much more
Will wind energy produce enough power to solve the UK's energy problems?
Probably not, as we use so much energy. It's a nice idea though!
