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Is a nuclear power plant producing electricity an example of nuclear fusion?
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∙ 14y ago
yes. this is because nuclear power plants use nuclear fusion
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∙ 14y ago
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What process inside the sun is responible for producing it visible light?
Nuclear fusion. A by-product of nuclear fusion is energy given off, that we see as visible light.
What are the disadvantages of nuclear fusion for electricity?
It has not been developed enough to make this clear
How is the production of electricity by fission better than nuclear fusion?
In principle fusion should be better for the environment because it does not produce the active fission products. The snag is that it has not been made to work yet, and won't be for many years to come, so as a practical way of producing electricity it does not come into play, and we have to say fission is better than a non-existent fusion
To reduce climate damage scientists hope to generate electricity from nuclear energy through what?
Scientists hope to generate electricity and heat through nuclear fusion as well as nuclear fission.
What are the products of nuclear fission and fusion?
The nuclear fission and/or fusion results in loss of mass (or mass defect) that transforms into energy according to formula E = mc2 (c is light velocity). The resulting energy manifests itself as heat energy that produces steam. The steam spins the turbines that spins electric generators and hence producing electricity.
What process is producing energy in the suns interior?
Nuclear fusion
What is the major source of energy the sun is now producing?
Nuclear fusion.
What is nuclear fusion and fission use for?
Nuclear fission is used as the principle of operation for a total of 104 nuclear power reactors in the US, producing 806.5 billion KWh of electricity in 2007. Worldwide figures in 2006 were 2659.7 billion KWh. Nuclear fusion has no use at present except in H-bombs, which hopefully will never be used in anger.
How nuclear energy transformed to electricity?
The nuclear fission or fusion releases energy that is extremely hot. It is circulated around cooling tubes containing water. The heat evaporates the water, resulting in the steam rising, and passing down a tube, where it turns a turbine producing electricity.
What process inside the sun is responible for producing it visible light?
Nuclear fusion. A by-product of nuclear fusion is energy given off, that we see as visible light.
What are the disadvantages of nuclear fusion for electricity?
It has not been developed enough to make this clear
How is the production of electricity by fission better than nuclear fusion?
In principle fusion should be better for the environment because it does not produce the active fission products. The snag is that it has not been made to work yet, and won't be for many years to come, so as a practical way of producing electricity it does not come into play, and we have to say fission is better than a non-existent fusion
What is the process by which the nuclei of atoms fuse together producing a tremendous amount of energy?
fusion
What is nuclear energy considered?
the energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, esp. when used to gnerate electricity.
To reduce climate damage scientists hope to generate electricity from nuclear energy through what?
Scientists hope to generate electricity and heat through nuclear fusion as well as nuclear fission.
Can you store nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is already stored as binding energy in the atom nuclei and is released either by nuclear fission, by nuclear fusion, or radioactive decay of these nuclei.So, I think the question could be:Can we store nuclear power?orCan we store the power (electrical, mechanical, or thermal power) released from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion? .The answer is: yes, we can store the power produced from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.For example, thermal power produced from nuclear fission in nuclear power plants can be used to produce hydrogen by thermochemical water decomposition (at efficiencies higher than 90 %). This hydrogen could be used later either in fuel cells to produce electricity during peak electric demand periods or could be used in transportation to fuel internal combustion engines.Another example is to use the electricity produced in nuclear power plants, during off-peak electricity demand periods, to pump water from a lower reservoir to a high reservoir and then during peak electricity demand periods this water is allowed to fall down on turbines connected to electricity generator system and thus producing electricity.
What is the difference between a bioreactor and nuclear reactor?
A nuclear reactor uses either nuclear fission or nuclear fusion to generate electricity, while bio-reactors use the excretions of many animals to generate electricity.
