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Is this true or false in a controlled nuclear chain reaction the energy released as heat can be used to generate electricity?
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∙ 12y ago
It is true. The heat can flash water to steam, which spins turbines, which generates electricity.
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How do photocells generate electricity?
the photoelectrons released during photoelectric effect are used to generate electricity in photo cells
How is heat released during an atomic reaction used to produce electricity in a nuclear reactor?
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In what form is the energy released in this reaction?
In an exothermic reaction heat energy is released.
How can you store wind energy?
Wind turbines only produce electricity when the wind is blowing. So they are unsuitable to be the ONLY kind of electricity generation. They can store electricity in batteries while the wind is blowing, and this will be available in times of calm. Scientists and inventors are working on other ways to store the power of the wind. One way is to use it to heat salt. The salt retains its heat for a long time, and this heat could be used to generate electricity when the wind is low. Another idea is to use wind power to pump water up from a low lying tank into a tank higher up. Then, when there is no wind, the water can be released and the pull of gravity on the water can turn turbines which generate electricity.
How are nuclear fuels in power stations to generate electricity?
Think of a nuclear power station as a slowed down nuclear bomb. The heat energy released in the fission process is used to turn water into steam to drive electric turbine generators.
How do photocells generate electricity?
the photoelectrons released during photoelectric effect are used to generate electricity in photo cells
What are the example of nuclear force?
The energy released when a nuclear power plant generates heat to generate steam to generate electricity. The energy released when a nuclear weapon detonates.
Nuclear power plants generate electricity from what?
From the thermal energy released by fission of uranium
What is geothermal potential energy?
It is the energy released from earth's surface. It can be used to generate electricity.
Why does the splitting generate electricity?
If you mean nuclear fission, then this does not generate electricity directly. The energy released is essentially light/heat energy and this is used to heat water to produce steam. The steam is then used to drive turbines/generators to produce the electricity.
How is heat released during an atomic reaction used to produce electricity in a nuclear reactor?
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How electricity is produced in a power plant?
In a nuclear power plant, the heat energy released from fission is used to change water into steam. the steam then turns the blades of a turbine to generate electricity.
How is nuclear energy is useful?
NUCLEAR DEBATE 1)Proponents of nuclear energy assert that nuclear power is a compact, reliable sustainable energy source that reduces carbon emissions and increases energy security. Proponents highlight that nuclear energy's operational safety record is already very good when compared to other major power plant technologies. They claim that the risks of waste and other environmental impacts are small compared to other sources of electricity and can be further reduced by improved technology in new reactors. 2)Mainly to produce electricity. Also to produce radio-isotopes for medical and industrial use 3)The two "basic types" of nuclear energy are based on fission and fussion. Fission is basically atom splitting. Fusion is the forcing together of nuclei and causing them to fuse, to stick together, and to form a new nucleus. In both nuclear reactions, a lot of heat is generated. The reactions can be set up to occur "really fast" and release energy all at one. This the idea behind the nuclear weapons. There is another idea. Because the primary useful energy released in nuclear reactions is heat, that heat can be captured to do useful work. At present, we can't do any "controlled fusion" and capture heat to generate electric power. But we can use fission to our advantage to make heat to boil water to generate steam to turn a turbine to turn a generator and make electricity. And we do this pretty well.
What is the difference between a controlled and uncontrolled reaction that has to do with nuclear stuff?
A controlled reaction is something done under restrictions and prohibitions, in the case of nuclear experimenting, it is as to not create a deadly weapon but to study that reaction and basically to split the atom without an explosion. When the neutron is flown at the atoms nucleus, it splits the atom, splitting the nuclei, which creates more nuclei which are also split which create more and so on. However, if this gets out of hand, and it goes to fast and the energy is released to quickly, it will be an uncontrolled reaction and this immense amount of energy will cause an atomic explosion. Basically the chain reaction needs to be controlled and slowed down. This will make it a controlled reaction. It can be controlled in several ways.
Do nuclear power plants make electricity from fossil fuel?
No. Nuclear power plants use a uranium to provide the heat to generate electricity from. By splitting the nuclei of uranium atoms (called nuclear fission), energy is released, which will be used for electricity generation. Uranium is a radioactive metal, not a fossil fuel.
How do natural gas and oil to generate electricity?
In huge power stations. Natural gas and oil is pumped in and burnt, the heat released is used to super heat water to pressurized steam, this steam drives a turbine which drives a generator which produces electricity.
During respiration the energy within the bonds of a glucose molecule is released in small amounts in a step by step enzyme controlled reaction in this process the energy released is used to?
synthesis more glucose
