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Fossil fuels ends soon and not all countries have reserves. Also nuclear energy pollutes less than burning fossil fuels.
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What type of fuel is uranium?
Uranium is nuclear fuel not renewable.The source of energy is the nuclear fission.
Nuclear energy is an alternate energy source produced from atomic reactions?
There are two: Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion. Fission is when a neutron is fired at an element with a high atomic number (usually Uranium) which then splits, releasing energy and more neutrons. this produces a chain reaction, which continues until all nuclei have been split. Fusion occurs in stars and a few experimental reactors, and happens when two forms of Hydrogen nuclei (Deuterium and Tritium) fuse into an unstable nucleus, which in turn splits again into Helium and a spare neutron. Fission can start at any temperature, but Fusion only when Hydrogen is in a plasma state.
Is the sun's energy a result of nuclear fission reactions?
The solar energy of the sun is actually from a nuclear reaction, hydrogen is fused into helium liberating a HUGE amount of energy, so YES, the sun's energy is ATOMIC energy, AND the primary source of all the energy we use on Earth today, from oil to hydroelectric, to atomic and geothermal, the Sun is the real source of all these forms of power.
What is the source of the large amount of energy evolved in nuclear fission?
It is basically the difference in energy between the original nucleus (u-235 or Pu-239) and the two smaller nuclei formed in the fission process. This arises because of the forces between the protons and neutrons, the strong nuclear force, and the electrostatic repulsion between protons. In effect the difference in mass is converted to energy.
How does nuclear fission work?
The breakup of large nuclei into two nearly equal fragments is called nuclear fission. It sometimes produces neutrons, protons or other nuclei. This is important in nuclear reactor and bombs, where neutrons emitted from one fission event cause other nuclei to fission, releasing more neutrons and so causing chain reaction. If this chain is controlled then you have a nuclear reactor whose heat can be used to boil water and generate electricity. If the chain is uncontrolled it causes a nuclear explosion.
What is the main source of solar energy?
Nuclear fission is main source of solar energy,
What is the direct source of nuclear energy?
In fission reactors, which is the only practicable source of energy at present, it is the fission of the nuclei of uranium and plutonium which produces the energy
Where is fission commonly seen?
Our sun. The source of solar energy is due to nuclear fission.
Is fusion or fission the main energy source for stars?
Nuclear Fusion
What is an alternate energy source produced from the fission of uranium atoms?
This form of energy is the nuclear energy.
What type of fuel is uranium?
Uranium is nuclear fuel not renewable.The source of energy is the nuclear fission.
Where is nuclear energy source found?
1. Nuclear energy is the result of nuclear fission of fissile nuclei as uranium-235, uranium-233, plutonium-239, etc. 2. Industrial nuclear energy has as source nuclear reactors.
Why nuclear fission better?
Nuclear fission is now commercially available in nuclear fission reactors since the fifties of last century. Nuclear Fusion is still under R&D. Nuclear fission reactors are clean energy source.
Which is the cause of the sun energy?
Nuclear fission is the source of the sun's energy. It is a process in which an atom of hydrogen fuses with another atom of hydrogen, releasing large amounts of energy in the process. It is quite the opposite of nuclear fission, which is the source of atomic energy.
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.
An energy source that heats fuel rods is?
Nuclear Fission.Generally Uranium, but some reactors use Plutonium nuclear fission.
What is one advantage of uranium?
The most important advantage of uranium is the release of fission energy. This phenomenon is the source of energy in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
