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Simply put, nuclear fission is the splitting of an atomic nucleus. It relates to radioactivity in that some isotopes of some elements (and not very many) naturally decay by spontaneous fission. There is a separate question about what spontaneous fission is, and it is linked below.
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∙ 12y agoNuclear fission is the process where an atom (for example Uranium) is split by bombarding it with a neutron. As this results the atom (with the neutron) which is not in the ground state splits into two or more new atoms. Imagine a billiards game where 2 balls are laying against each other (this is one atom), now you shoot the white ball against them and they split. Approximately 200 MeV are released in the process. Nuclear fission is directly related to a nuclear bomb but unlike a nuclear power plant, the process is not controlled because you want as much energy released as possible.
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What is a nuclear weapon in wich enormous energy is released by nuclear fission?
This nuclear weapon is called an atomic bomb or a nuclear bomb
Nuclear fusion to nuclear fission?
Nuclear fusion is the phenomenon in which two lighter nuclei get fused to form heavier nucleus with the production of energy. Best example is SUN and hydrogen bomb. But nuclear fission of breaking heavier into lighter with the emission of energy. Example uranium-235. So atom bomb Nuclear fusion has clean energy but fission has hazard energy
Does fusion reaction occur in an atomic bomb?
They have a starter in a bomb and what this will do is shoot a neutron in the nuclear fuel starting a chain reaction
Did hydrogen bombs get dropped on Hiroshima?
No, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was an atomic bomb using uranium as the fissile material.
Which type of nuclear reaction is used in modern-day nuclear reactors?
Nuclear fission is used in nuclear weapons to create what some might call an atomic blast (nuclear blast). Nuclear fission used this way can also be applied in special complex designs to generate enough thermal energy (heat) to initiate a fusion reaction. This creates an even bigger nuclear blast.
What is a fission bomb normally refured to as?
The fission bomb is known as the Nuclear bomb, or the A-bomb
What is a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission?
A nuclear bomb or atomic bomb
Maximam dengrus bomb between nuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb?
If you are asking which has the maximum danger, a hydrogen bomb is one type of nuclear bomb. In general, nuclear bombs can be fission (called atomic) or fusion (hydrogen) A fusion bomb is larger than an fission bomb, and actually uses a fission bomb to start the fusion reaction.
How is an atomic bomb related to nuclear energy?
Nuclear fission
What is an example of uncontrolled nuclear fission reaction?
Atomic fission bomb.
Is the atom bomb and a nuke the same?
No, an atomic bomb uses fission, but a nuclear or thermonuclear bomb combines fission and nuclear fusion. Therefore, a nuke is more powerful than an atom bomb.
What happens in a nuclear bomb?
fission and/or fusion
What is a nuclear weapon in wich enormous energy is released by nuclear fission?
This nuclear weapon is called an atomic bomb or a nuclear bomb
When was the nuclear bomb completed?
first fission bomb 1945first fusion bomb 1954
What nuclear weapons depend on fission reactions?
The atom bomb
Is the bomb little boy a fission or fusion reaction?
Little Boy is a Nuclear Fission Reaction
What is the reaction done within an uranium bomb?
A nuclear fission reaction.
