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What is shot at an isotope's nucleus to trigger a nuclear chain reaction?
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Did the tsunami trigger the nuclear blast?
Yes the tsunami did trigger the nuclear blast because the water got into the nuclear reactor and buggered it up
What is a neutron trigger used for?
Atomic nuclear fission.
Which describes what happens during a chain reaction?
Neutrons released during a fission reaction trigger other fission reactions.
Is a vasovagal reaction the result of an allergic reaction?
Allergic reactions are not typically a trigger for a vasovagal nerve reaction. However, there are a number of known triggers, as well as some unknown. Any type of nerve malfunction, stress, or pain can trigger a reaction, so the symptoms associated with an allergic reactions should not be ruled out entirely.
If a fusion reaction produces no appreciable radioactive isotopes then why does a hydrogen bomb produce significant radioactive fallout?
A hydrogen bomb is actually a fission-fusion-fission reaction. The primary fission trigger (plutonium) supplies the energy to induce fusion, but then the fusion energy is used to initiate the secondary fission, which is a large amount of uranium. (in a "clean" H bomb, the uranium is replaced with lead, making it much weaker) also, the radiation will affect the surrounding area, creating a large number of isotopes, dramatically increasing the radioactive fallout.-Akilae
What is shot at isotope's nucleus to trigger nuclear chain reaction?
Gamma Particles
What is necessary sustain a nuclear chain reaction?
In a chain reaction, neutrons released during the splitting of an initial nucleus trigger a series of nuclear fissions.
What can trigger a uranium atom to split?
It's a problem of nuclear physics - the stability of a nucleus, depending on the number of protons and neutrons.
What is the purpose of control rods in a nuclear reactor?
A nuclear reactor requires the neutrons released from one reaction to trigger the fission of other nuclei. Control rods are required to absorb some of these neutrons so as to prevent a runaway chain reaction.
What is meant by chain reaction in nuclear reactor?
Basically a chain reaction (nuclear or chemical) is a self sustaining auto-catalytic reaction.In a nuclear reactor it is a neutron chain reaction, where each neutron released in every fission event can trigger another fission event. In a nuclear reactor the excess neutrons must be disposed of, which is the purpose of the control rods so that the reaction can be kept at some desired constant rate.
What energy can be found in a nuclear bomb?
Electrical energy, in the triggering and fuzing mechanisms. Chemical energy, in the form of conventional explosives used to trigger the chain reaction. Nuclear energy, in the form of fissionable or fusable nuclear materials.
What is the difference between nuclear and thermonuclear weapons?
Nuclear weapons' yield is derived primarily from fission. Thermonuclear weapon's yield is derived mainly from fusion. Thermonuclear weapons are multistage weapons -- x-rays from a nuclear primary trigger are used to trigger ablation in the pusher of the secondary to compress it, which is responsible for the fusion reaction.
Did the tsunami trigger the nuclear blast?
Yes the tsunami did trigger the nuclear blast because the water got into the nuclear reactor and buggered it up
Do H-bombs deal with fission?
To some degree. Hydrogen bombs release energy via nuclear fusion, but they use a fission reaction to trigger the fusion.
What is necessary for the production of nuclear energy?
The number of neutrons existing in the critical core of the reactor must be steady or increasing, if it is decreasing the reaction will reduce and eventually stop. When a nucleus fissions (ie one of U-235) roughly 2.5 neutrons are produced, on average. Some of these are absorbed by the moderator and other incore materials, and some are lost at the core boundaries, but if for every nucleus that is fissioned, one neutron is then absorbed into another U-235 nucleus causing another fission, then the process will continue at a steady rate and we can call that a chain reaction. If there is a surplus of neutrons the population will increase and this could go on exponentially increasing, but this is contolled by the neutron absorbing control rods so that the neutron flux, or reactor power, is maintained at a steady level, for normal steady operation. In order for a nuclear chain reaction to take place, each nucleus must produce an average of one neutron that causes fission of another nucleus.
What is a neutron trigger used for?
Atomic nuclear fission.
What is children reaction to their punishment?
It can trigger a problem or it can sort them out
