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Introduction of nuclear fission and fission?
It is a process, in which a heavy nucleus is broken down in to two or more medium heavy fragments. It is used in nuclear reactor and atom bomb.
What is the term for splitting a atom?
When you split an atom, you create a nuclear fission. The energy from splitting that atom is converted to electricity. To split an atom means to literally "break it in half." An atom has a nucleus with negatively charged electrons around it. The reaction of the atom splitting is so large that a small amount can convert into numerous amounts of energy.
What is the difference between fission and Plutonium waste?
Nuclear fission is a type of nuclear reaction: the nucleus of an atom is broken in two parts (and many other fragments).Plutonium wastes are wastes containing plutonium.
What is application of laser in nuclear power station?
When creating nuclear energy, the nuclei of the u-235 atoms must be split to create fission. Fission is the chain reaction of the splitting of an atom's nucleus to create energy. Well, the laser can be used to split the u-235 atom's nuclei.
What does nuclear energy use to create its source of energy?
From the nuclear forces. An U-235 atom has a higher energy level than its daughter products; this is used in nuclear fission.
The process in which each split atom gives up neutrons?
The act of an atom splitting is called nuclear fission. In nuclear fission where we see neutrons emerge with fission fragments, and we then see those neutrons initiate other fission reactions is called a nuclear fission chain reaction.
Why is fission called nuclear?
The process of nuclear fission involves splitting the nucleus of an atom into two smaller nuclei.
In a nuclear fission reaction a freely moving neutron?
In a nuclear fission reaction, a freely moving neutron undergoes neutron capture and initiates the nuclear fission of a fuel atom.
How it's called the splitting of the atom?
Nuclear fission
Can an atom of uranium split?
Yes, by nuclear fission.
How is the nucleus of an atom spilt?
Through nuclear fission.
Nuclear fission reactions involve the .?
Splitting of atom
