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You can find nuclear fusion in a star.
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Which type of radiation would you look for in a star to demonstrate that nuclear fusion was occurring inside?
neutrinos
What are the technical problems relatd to nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion normally occurs at high temperatures and pressures. A fusion reaction would melt the container and would have to be suspended by a magnetic field in a vacuum and the container would have to be continually cooled to prevent a meltdown.
What separates a chemical reaction from a nuclear reaction?
In a nuclear reaction, the nucleus of an atom undergoes a change. Common examples would be alpha decay, beta decay, fusion, and fusion. In each of those cases, different elements are formed in the process. This never happens in ordinary chemical reactions. In chemical reactions, it is the electrons that are involved , not the nucleus of the atom.
How are heavy elements formed during nuclear fusion?
This would be a fusion of three helium nuclei. This would happen towards the end of a star's life, it's not occurring in the sun at present, but obviously has happened in various stars in the past, which is why we have the heavy elements in our solar system
What is the site of nuclear fusion on the sun?
If you are asking where does solar nuclear fusion take place, then that would be at the core of stars.
What energy would be used in a nuclear reaction in a star?
Nuclear fusion.
Which type of radiation would you look for in a star to demonstrate that nuclear fusion was occurring inside?
neutrinos
What are the technical problems related to nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion requires very high temperatures and immense pressures to start and continue. The problems with a nuclear fusion reactor would be:- 1) the high temperatures would melt the container: therefore, the reaction would have to be stored in a vacuum suspended by a magnetic field and the reactor would have to be continually cooled. 2) nuclear fusion occurs naturally in stars such as our sun: unless the fusion reaction was limited in size in some way, it would be likely that our planet is vapourised by the reaction.
The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction?
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What is the major problem with fusion reactions as an energy source?
Problem on nuclear fusion is upon confinement of reaction in earth atmosphere. Nuclear fusion required very high temperature to initiate the reaction. Sustaining reaction is not easy. It is likely the earliest nuclear fusion will be available commercially by 2050. It is a little far future for the current energy crisis would reach it peak around 2040.
What are the technical problems relatd to nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion normally occurs at high temperatures and pressures. A fusion reaction would melt the container and would have to be suspended by a magnetic field in a vacuum and the container would have to be continually cooled to prevent a meltdown.
Is nuclear fusion only theoretical?
No, it is occurring in all stars including our sun, and we would not exist otherwise. On Earth it is still experimental
What is combining nuclei of atoms to produce energy called?
That would be nuclear fusion, like what happens in stars, when two hydrogen nuclei combine to form a helium nucleus.
Why have fusion reactions not been used in nuclear reactors?
Well, scientists have been researching fusion reactors for over 50 years, but nuclear fusion is much more difficult to achieve than nuclear fission, which is what current nuclear power technology is based on. There are many reasons for this, but while there have been tests and advancements in the field, scientists have yet to a) create a sustainable and stable nuclear fusion reaction and b) create a reaction that has a greater output than input. If we were to perfect the technology and use it commercially, it would probably give the earth unlimited technology as it would have an energy output similar to that of a star.
What separates a chemical reaction from a nuclear reaction?
In a nuclear reaction, the nucleus of an atom undergoes a change. Common examples would be alpha decay, beta decay, fusion, and fusion. In each of those cases, different elements are formed in the process. This never happens in ordinary chemical reactions. In chemical reactions, it is the electrons that are involved , not the nucleus of the atom.
How are heavy elements formed during nuclear fusion?
This would be a fusion of three helium nuclei. This would happen towards the end of a star's life, it's not occurring in the sun at present, but obviously has happened in various stars in the past, which is why we have the heavy elements in our solar system
What is the site of nuclear fusion on the sun?
If you are asking where does solar nuclear fusion take place, then that would be at the core of stars.
