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Fusion releases a significant amount of energy with minimal environmental impact. It produces no greenhouse gases or long-lived radioactive waste. Fission, on the other hand, can create radioactive waste that needs to be carefully managed and can contribute to climate change if not properly controlled.
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Which type of nuclear detonation?
Nuclear detonations can be classified into two main types: fission and fusion. Fission involves the splitting of atomic nuclei, while fusion combines atomic nuclei to release energy. Fission is typically used in nuclear power plants and atomic bombs, while fusion is used in more powerful thermonuclear weapons.
Explain the difference between atomic fission and atomic fusion?
The main difference between these two processes is that fission is the splitting of an atom into two or more smaller ones while fusion is the fusing of two or more smaller atoms into a larger one.
A fission reaction is similar to a fusion reaction in that both reactions involve?
A fission reaction and a fusion reaction are similar in that both involve the release of nuclear energy from the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei, respectively. They both result in a change in the nucleus of an atom, leading to the release of large amounts of energy.
How do hydrogen bombs work?
It is a one of two main types of nuclear weapons. Commonly called the H-bomb, the hydrogen bomb, or the thermonuclear bomb, the fusion bomb relies on the fusion of light isotopes (usually of hydrogen and sometimes helium) to create a large amount of its energy. This is different from fission bombs, that release energy but inducing a neutron chain reaction to split large atoms in metals like Uranium 235 and Plutonium 329. The fusion bomb was invented in the decade after the first nuclear weapons were designed in the early 1940's. The fusion bombs in use today all rely on a fission bomb first stage (called a "primary") to compress and heat a second fusion stage (called a "secondary"). The second stage has a thick shell of dense metal (which can be a fissionable metal, but need not be) on the outside and is filled with fusion fuel (hydrogen isotopes, or more usually a lithium-hydrogen compound [LiD]). It is usually round. In the center of the fusion fuel is another piece of fissile metal (usually Plutonium 239) called a "spark plug." These two stages are placed inside a case of dense metal, usually shaped like a peanut, with one stage at each end. When the fission primary goes off, x-ray radiation floods down around the fusion secondary instantly heating its metal shell and causing it to implode inwards as it outer layers explode away. This is called "radiation implosion." As the shell of the secondary implodes, it compresses both the fusion fuel and the "spark plug." The "spark plug" quickly is crushed to such a density that it is supercritical and it fissions and explodes against the fusion fuel which is still being crushed inward by the radiation implosion. The effect is that the fission primary is pushing inward on the secondary while the spark plug (basically another fission bomb) explodes outward--the fusion fuel is caught between. That fuel is heated and compressed (and any lithium transmuted) to such a degree that fusion can finally occur. The lite isotopes fuse and some mass it converted in to huge amounts of energy. A large number of fast neutrons are also produced. if the casing of the bomb or the metal shell of the secondary are made of uranium of thorium of a similar fissionable metal, these neutrons will fission the metal producing even more energy (this can almost double the yield in designs that use such metals as well as increasing fallout dramatically.) It is possible to add additional fusion stages, (which has been done in practice), though any number of additional ever-larger stages is possible. Thus, theoretically, a fusion bomb of unlimited size can be build. While most nuclear weapons existing today are fusion designs, most of them are no larger than the largest fission bomb (500kt), since military needs actually favor smaller weapons over big yields. All of the biggest nuclear bombs ever built have been fusion bombs. The largest bomb detonated was a fusion bomb that was equivalent to 50 million tons of TNT. The largest fission bomb tested was only one 100th as powerful, yielding 500 kilotons (half a million tons of TNT), which is still more than 20 times more powerful than the weapon dropped on Nagasaki.
What process releases the most energy into the environment?
The process that releases the most energy into the environment is nuclear fusion, which powers the sun and other stars. This process involves the fusion of hydrogen atoms to form helium, releasing large amounts of energy in the form of heat and light.
Which do you currently use nuclear fusion or fission?
I currently use nuclear fusion.
Can fission occur after fusion?
No, fission and fusion are two distinct nuclear reactions. Fusion involves the joining of atomic nuclei to release energy, while fission involves the splitting of atomic nuclei. They are not directly connected processes, so fusion does not lead to fission.
Is atomic bomb fission or fusion?
Fission.
Is reaction on sun a fusion or fission?
fission..sup
Is energy released during fission but absorbed during fusion?
Energy is released during fusion and fission.
Which process, fission or fusion, releases more energy?
Fusion releases more energy than fission.
Is fission and fusion opposite?
Fission and fusion are opposite nuclear processes. Fission involves splitting a heavy nucleus into lighter ones, releasing energy, while fusion involves combining lighter nuclei to form a heavier nucleus, also releasing energy.
What is the difference in the processKEY WORD of fission and fusion?
in atomic science, fission is the splitting of atoms, fusion is the fusing of atoms
Outline on nuclear energy?
Definition: energy from nuclear fission or fusion: the energy released by nuclear fission or fusion
What are the two basic types of nuclear weapon?
Fission and fusion. All fusion boms are trigered by a fission weapon.
How a fusion reactor would be similar to a fission reactor?
explain how a fusion reactor would be similar to a fission reaction
Fission and fusion are examples of what?
Nuclear processes that can release large amounts of energy.
