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What kind of nuclear reaction is seen in 236 92 U - 144 36 Kr 3p1n (p1nneutron)?
Nuclear fission
What has the author A R de L Musgrove written?
A. R. de L. Musgrove has written: 'Energy balance at the scission point of uranium 236' -- subject(s): Decay, Isotopes, Nuclear fission, Thermal neutrons, Uranium 'On the problem of unresolved resonances in neutron spectroscopy' -- subject(s): Isotopes, Neutrons, Nuclear magnetic resonance, Spectra, Uranium
What is it called when an atom loses or gains a proton?
This is nuclear physics. When an atom gains a proton it is 'fusion'. When an atom loses a proton it is 'fission'. e.g. Using heavy hydrogen (deuterium) [2/1]H + [2/1] = [4/2]He This is very simple nuclear fusion, which is going on in the Sun. Using Uranium - 236 This disintegrates into plutonium and a neutron ; this is nuclear fission and goes on into nuclear reactors (in power stations), on Earth or Atom Bombs.
What is more radioactive than pure uranium?
Many radioactive isotopes are more radioactive than the naturally occurring uranium isotopes:All fission product isotopes are more radioactive (e.g. iodine-131, strontium-90)Most radioactive isotopes in the uranium --> lead decay chain are more radioactive (e.g. radium, radon, polonium)Plutonium is more radioactiveTritium is more radioactiveCarbon-14 is more radioactiveArtificially produced uranium isotopes are more radioactive (e.g. uranium-233, uranium-236)etc.
Why are there extra neutrons produced in nuclear fission?
Because usually during nuclear fission the nucleas is being split by colliding with a another unstable particle like a neutron, and in this case absorbing the neutron to become a more unstable nucleaus with a higher mass, for instance uranium 235 colliding with a neutron and becoming a unstable 236 neutron. After this the uranium 236 splits apart and becomes to separate nuclea and in the process neutrons are released, as gamma radiation. This produces a massive amount of energy because the energy that has bound the protons together in the nucleus, ( protons repel each other) is very strong, so the potential energy in that state is massive. And once released...well. BOOM
What is the principle of a nuclear reactor?
how the nuclear reactor can work? A nuclear reactor is a system which generates a nuclear fission reaction. A nuclear reaction is a self-sustaining reaction where the output of one stage is the input of the next stage. Therefore, if there is enough fuel, the reaction will continue indefinitely. The most common type of fission reaction is a Uranium 236 reaction. Nuclear fission involves splitting an atom into smaller atom(s). In a U236 reaction, Uranium 235 is the fuel. A neutron is propelled, which strikes the nucleus of a Uranium 235 atom, creating a U236 atom. U236 is highly unstable, and undergoes radioactive decay. This means the U235 atom turns into a Krypton atom, and a Barium atom, plus 2 extra neutrons and some energy. This energy is generally heat, and is absorbed by nearby water, which boils and turns a turbine. The two neutrons continue the reaction by hitting another U235 atom (each). There are other types of nuclear reactions as well, but the principle is the same. The output is generally atoms of different atomic mass, energy, and some other byproduct which will continue the reaction (e.g. an alpha particle - a Helium nucleus, or a neutron). In nuclear fission, the atom byproducts have a lower atomic mass. In nuclear fusion, the atom byproducts have a higher atomic mass (since multiple atoms are fused together). Nuclear fusion is the basic power plant in the core of the sun (combining Hydrogen atoms into Helium, or Helium into Carbon, etc.). The byproduct here is the energy that we see as light. Slow neutron fission chain reaction.
What do you get out of fission?
Fission is a specific type of radioactive decay. It produces fission fragments, which cannot be specifically predicted, though general predictions can be made about them. The original atom is broken into two new atoms that are very roughly each half the mass of the original. For example, in a nuclear reactor, when a neutron is captured by an atom of 235U, it produces an atom of 236U, which undergoes fission almost immediately. One example set of daughter atoms of the fission might be 141Ba and 92Kr, which have a combined mass of 233, just 3 lower than the mass of the uranium atom of 236. Other isotopes can also be released. In addition to the daughter atoms, neutrons are released. In this example, there would be three of them. Gamma rays and neutrinos are typically also released, but not alpha particles. Another product is energy in the form of heat.
When a neutron in absorbed by a U-235 nucleus what is the neutron number?
The atomic number of uranium is 92, so its atoms have 92 protons in their nuclei. If uranium-235 absorbs a neutron, it would then have the mass number of 236. The number of neutrons is the mass number minus the atomic number, so the number of neutrons in the uranium-236 nuclei would be 236-92=144.
What is the product of 388 x 236?
388 multiplied by 236 is 91,568.
What is 236 as a product of prime factors?
It is: 2*2*59 = 236
How many neutrons are there when uranium 235 is bombarded with a neutron?
Uranium 235 has 143 neutrons; absorbing a neutron (neutron,gamma reaction) the isotope uranium-236 is obtained.
How many protons neutrons electrons are in uranium -236?
Hi you also need the atomic number of Uranium which is always 92. Then the number of protons is 92 The number of electrons is 92 (if you want the Uranium atom) The number of neutrons is 236 - 82 which is 154.
