Cards in this guide (18)
What is PU
Pu is the symbol for plutonium.
The instability that occurs in larger nuclei is caused by the fact that
the repulsive electrostatic force does not decrease with distance as quickly as the strong nuclear force does.
Which of the following is true regarding hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen fusion
The amount of mass that "disappears" in the fusion of two hydrogen atoms is more than the amount of mass that "disappears" when two atoms are used in a fuel cell.
the amount of mass that dissapears.........ect
Possible options for spent nuclear fuel rods include
burying them in deep caverns.removing lighter nuclei and reusing
them
re-mixing them and putting them back in the mines
Which of the following are differences between nuclear reactors and nuclear bombs
-both have critical mass
-both use chain reactions
A P E X renaa
One thing that is not a factor in determining critical mass is
How do you write Einstein's equation that explains the energy from nuclear reactions. Use the caret symbol to show an exponent
What is a bond that is an electrostatic attraction between atoms of opposite charges
Where does the fusion reaction occur in the sun
Fusion occurs in the core of the sun and other stars.
What produces the most energy fissing 10 kg of uranium using 10 kg of fuel in the fuel cell burning 10 kg of gasoline or fusing 10 kg of hydrogen
Uranium is the most energetic material available today.
What contributed to US economic growth in the 1950s
The industrial power of the United States
What are the control rods in a nuclear reactor made of
The control rods inside a nuclear reactor are made out of
Boron.
According to Einstein's equation if 1 kg of mass disappears during a reaction then .
2.7 x 10^17 J of energy is produced
How did Orson Welles's interview after the radio broadcast of War of the Worlds differ from the New York Times account of it
Welles knew all along that the broadcast wasn't a true story (apex)
The processes of bone scan imagining and radiocarbon dating are what
similar because they both depend on spontaneous radioactive decay.
How does the narrator most clearly change from the beginning to the end of the story
By the end of the story, he is more philosophical than scientific.
Which produces the most energy
What Critical mass depends on all the following except
the catalyst and the polarity
