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A heavy nucleus is split by a neutron which can pass the Coloumb barrier because of its lack of electrical charge. Nuclear fission releases energy . During each fission reaction some mass is converted to energy with accordance to E=mc2 The heat energy is usually carried by the fission products. It heats water or another moderator (eg. carbon dioxide) which is then used to heat water to turn it to steam, which drives a turbine which drives a generator which produces electricity because of electromagnetic induction. On average, each fission event releases approx. 200 MeV of energy, while most oxidation reactions (eg. burning fossil fuels) release only few eV per event.
200 MeV = two hundred million eV
eV = 1.60217653(14)×10−19 J
Nuclear fusion releases energy by binding light nuclei together, rather than separating them. It is vital to notice that only fusion of light nuclei is exothermic (it releases energy), while fusion of heavy nuclei is endothermic (it "consumes" energy).
Fusion also releases energy. It is even more energetic than fission, but harder to achieve. It occurs naturally in stars.
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How does France produce most of its energy requirements?
Nuclear power.
What is the relationship between electrical energy and nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is used to produce power in nuclear power plants. Fission in the reactors produces heat, which is typically used to boil water. The steam powers a turbine, which drives a generator to produce electrical power. The power is put on the electrical power grid, where it is used by business, industrial and residential customers.
What role do fuel rods play in generating energy?
Fuel rods are the nuclear fuel in a nuclear power plant. They are used to turn water to steam, which is then used to turn a turbine. They do not "generate energy", since energy cannot be created or destroyed (E=mc^2). They are used to generate electricity, or to convert nuclear energy to electric energy.
Does a turbine turn kinetic energy into electrical energy?
It turns the pressure energy into kinetic energy that moves the rotors electric generators to produce electricity
What is the function of an electrical reactor?
A nuclear reactor contains a nuclear reaction, provides support for the control mechanisms for the reaction, and provides for the transfer of heat to machinery that will use it to produce electric power.
Does nuclear fusion produce much less energy per atom than nuclear fission?
Nuclear fusion produce energy 400 times more than nuclear fission for the same mass.
Is nuclear energy and nuclear fuel different?
Nuclear fuel is the fuel used to produce nuclear energy.
What do nuclear power plants have to do with nuclear energy?
Nuclear power plants produce electricity by using nuclear energy
What Is produced in nuclear energy in power?
Nuclear power stations collect nuclear energy, and produce heat energy and electrical energy.
When generators are spun they produce nuclear energy?
No, generators produce electrical energy when they are spun. Nuclear energy produces steam which spin generators.
What is the main use of nuclear energy?
The main use of nuclear energy is to produce electricity. Nuclear energy is also used in the field of medicine and military purposes.
What kind of energy does the sun produce?
The sun produce light and nuclear energy
Does nuclear energy produce a lot of energy?
Yes.
What is nuclear energy for?
To produce electricity
How is nuclear energy used to produce electricity?
Nuclear energy, or nuclear power, uses exothermic nuclear processes to produce electricity. Nuclear power plants provide around 10% of the world's electricity.
What nuclear reaction is currently used to produce nuclear energy in nuclear reactors?
We use nuclear fission in nuclear reactors to tap nuclear energy.
does nuclear fission produce energy?
A controlled nuclear chain reaction produces heat, driving steam turbines to produce energy.
