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'Nuclear chemistry' is an odd term, what does it mean? Nuclear energy and chemical energy are not at all related, but both can have chain reactions.

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What starts the nuclear chain reaction in a nuclear reactor?

The nuclear chain reaction in a nuclear reactor is started by the splitting of uranium atoms, a process known as nuclear fission.


What particle is needed to begin nuclear chain reaction?

Neutron particle is needed to begin nuclear chain reaction.


What particles maintain a nuclear chain reaction?

In most cases neutrons are emitted and capable of maintaining a nuclear chain reaction


What controls the chain reaction in a nuclear reaction?

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What particle is used to start nuclear fission?

In actuality, a spontaneous fission event begins a nuclear chain reaction. It kick starts a nuclear chain reaction. And a neutron from that fission will initiate another fission to continue and rev up that nuclear chain reaction.


What is it called when nuclear fission is repeated?

It is called nuclear chain fission reaction.


How is the chain reaction in a nuclear reactor different from one in an atomic bomb?

In a nuclear reactor, the chain reaction is controlled to produce a steady flow of energy by regulating the rate of reactions. In an atomic bomb, the chain reaction happens rapidly and uncontrollably, resulting in a massive release of energy in a short period of time, leading to an explosion.


What emitted particles maintain a nuclear chain reaction?

In most cases neutrons are emitted and capable of maintaining a nuclear chain reaction


How is the mousetrap simulation similar to fission chain reaction?

Nuclear fission is a chain reaction, meaning that the first atom to split causes more to split, which cause still more, exponentially increasing. The mousetraps work the same way: once one is set off, then it can set off others, each of which can set off still more, exponentially increasing until all of the traps have been sprung.


What is meant by supercritical and how does it relate to making a nuclear bomb?

A subcritical mass cannot sustain a nuclear chain reaction, it dies exponentiallyA critical mass can sustain a nuclear chain reaction, but it remains constant neither increasing nor decreasingA supercritical mass not only sustains a nuclear chain reaction but it increases exponentially until the mass explodesA nuclear fission bomb must become supercritical at some time in order to explode.


Is Nuclear bomb is a chain reaction?

Yes.


What was the year of the first nuclear chain reaction?

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