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A nucleus which on absorbing a neutron becomes unstable and consequently splits. This happens with U-235 and Pu-239, which are the most common examples.
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What is the place where controlled nuclear fission reactions take place?
In the core of a nuclear reactor
Why does nuclear fission take place all through the world?
Not all countries have petrol, methane or coal; nuclear fission is a long term alternative.
Does nuclear fission take place in an uranium bar?
Yes, with a rather unimportant qualification. There are isotopes of uranium that do not undergo fission, but it is unlikely a bar would be made from any of them because they have short half lives and are expensive to produce.
How does nuclear fission related from nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion:Two or more atomic nuclei join together to form a single nucleus.Energy is released.Nuclear fission:One atomic nucleus splits into two or more separate nuclei, plus other fragments.Energy is released.
Why doesn't nuclear fusion take place in a white dwarf?
White dwarfs are too cool for nuclear fusion to take place.
What is the place where controlled nuclear fission reactions take place?
In the core of a nuclear reactor
What type of reaction take place in a nuclear reactor?
Nuclear fission, not to be confused with fusion.
Why does nuclear fission take place all through the world?
Not all countries have petrol, methane or coal; nuclear fission is a long term alternative.
How are nuclear reactions that take place in the sun different from the nuclear reactions that take place in a nuclear reactor?
sun, fusion of hydrogen nuclei making helium nuclei (not radioactive)nuclear reactor, fission of uranium nuclei making a wide variety of different fission product isotopes having mass numbers from 72 to 161 (all very radioactive)
What is a fission where does it take place in the sun?
Nuclear fission is the splitting of the nucleus of an element, it only happens to certain ones, most often Uranium 235 but also Plutonium 239. It does not take place in the sun at all, the sun is powered by nuclear fusion which is the joining together of hydrogen nuclei to form helium.
What is the chemical equation for the nuclear reactions that take place in Nuclear Reactors?
It is a set of nuclear equations, not chemical equations. No there are too many of them to write, however they can be summarized by the equation:U235 + n --> light fission product + heavy fission product + x nWhere x varies from 2 to 5 or 6.The mass of the light fission product varies from about 70 to about 115.The mass of the heavy fission product varies from about 115 to about 160.
How does the sun produce enagy?
The energy produced in the sun is liberated in the form of heat and light. The reaction going on in the sun is known as Nuclear Fusion and Nuclear Fission. Both processes take place simultaneously.
Does nuclear fission take place in an uranium bar?
Yes, with a rather unimportant qualification. There are isotopes of uranium that do not undergo fission, but it is unlikely a bar would be made from any of them because they have short half lives and are expensive to produce.
Can fission take place in the nucleus of hydrogen atom?
No, it cannot. Fission is the "splitting" of an atom, and a hydrogen atom will not fission. Some hydrogen atoms have a neutron stuck to the proton in their nucleus. Some even have two neutrons stuck to that proton. These neutrons can be "knocked loose" in something like a nuclear chair reaction in a weapon. The neutrons then can contribute to the building of the nuclear chain reaction. But fission doesn't happen to hydrogen.
How exactly does nuclear fission take place?
Nuclear fission is the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into parts (lighter nuclei) often producing photons (in the form of gamma rays), free neutrons and other subatomic particles as by-products. Fission of heavy elements is an exothermic reaction which can release large amounts of energy both as electromagnetic radiation and as kinetic energy of the fragments (heating the bulk material where fission takes place). Fission is a form of elemental transmutation because the resulting fragments are not the same element as the original atom Nuclear fission differs from other forms of radioactive decay in that it can be harnessed and controlled via a chain reaction: free neutrons released by each fission event can trigger yet more events, which in turn release more neutrons and cause more fissions. Chemical isotopes that can sustain a fission chain reaction are called nuclear fuels, and are said to be fissile. The most common nuclear fuels are 235U (the isotope of uranium with an atomic mass of 235 and of use in nuclear reactors) and 239Pu (the isotope of plutonium with an atomic mass of 239). These fuels break apart into a range of chemical elements with atomic masses near 100 (fission products). Most nuclear fuels undergo spontaneous fission only very slowly, decaying mainly via an alpha/beta decay chain over periods of millennia to eons. In a nuclear reactor or nuclear weapon, most fission events are induced by bombardment with another particle such as a neutron.
What happens inside the nucleus of the atom?
fission is take place
How does nuclear fission related from nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion:Two or more atomic nuclei join together to form a single nucleus.Energy is released.Nuclear fission:One atomic nucleus splits into two or more separate nuclei, plus other fragments.Energy is released.
