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Why do most nuclear chain reactions stop before all of the reactants has been used up?
Most nuclear chain reactions stop before all of the reactants are used up because the reaction tends to slow down as the concentration of reactants decreases. This is due to the decrease in the probability of collisions between particles needed to continue the reaction. Additionally, the build-up of reaction byproducts can also interfere with the process as they absorb neutrons needed to sustain the chain reaction.
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Do nuclear chain reactions happen in only uranium?
No, nuclear chain reactions can happen in several types of fissile materials, not just uranium. Other examples include plutonium and thorium. These materials can undergo fission reactions and sustain a self-sustaining chain reaction.
What is a benefit of nuclear fussion?
There is a lower risk of runaway chain reactions.
A nuclear fission process in which neutrons produced by fission trigger more fissions?
nuclear chain reactionNote: there are also chemical chain reactions (e.g. polymerization), of course they involve no neutrons
What is the other term for a chain reaction in which grows exponentially in nuclear chemistry?
The other term for a chain reaction that grows exponentially in nuclear chemistry is a supercritical chain reaction. This occurs when each fission event leads to more than one additional fission event, causing the reaction to rapidly escalate.
Which safety feature works to slow down nuclear fission chain reactions?
control rods APEX USERS
What is the process in which one initial reaction triggers a growing number of subsequent reactions?
That process is called a chain reaction. In a chain reaction, the products of one reaction act as reactants in the subsequent reactions, leading to a self-sustaining series of reactions. This can result in a rapid release of energy, as seen in nuclear reactions or certain chemical reactions.
Do nuclear chain reactions happen in only uranium?
No, nuclear chain reactions can happen in several types of fissile materials, not just uranium. Other examples include plutonium and thorium. These materials can undergo fission reactions and sustain a self-sustaining chain reaction.
Is fusion a chain reaction?
Not exactly, nuclear chain reactions are a series of nuclear fissions initiated by neutrons produced in a preceding fission.
Complex series of chemical reactions in which products of one reaction are the reactants for the next?
chain reaction
Fossil fuels form from nuclear chain reactions?
Fossil fuels do not form from nuclear chain reactions. Fossil fuels are formed from the decay of organic matter over millions of years in the Earth's crust. Nuclear chain reactions refer to the process of nuclear fission in which atomic nuclei split, releasing energy.
What are Controlled nuclear chain reactions?
Those reactions that take place in functioning nuclear reactors (i.e not Chernobyl or Fukushima when the accidents happened).
What is a benefit of nuclear fussion?
There is a lower risk of runaway chain reactions.
Do chain reaction takes place in nuclear reactor?
Yes, chain reactions take place in nuclear reactors. In a nuclear reactor, the chain reaction involves the splitting of uranium atoms (fission) which releases energy and more neutrons, leading to further fission reactions. Control rods are used to regulate and maintain the chain reaction at a steady rate.
What type of nuclear chain reactions are atomic bombs?
What happens is the nuclear bomb explodes and something like gas comes from it and it disinigrates you
A nuclear fission process in which neutrons produced by fission trigger more fissions?
nuclear chain reactionNote: there are also chemical chain reactions (e.g. polymerization), of course they involve no neutrons
Can a nuclear reactor detonate the way a nuclear bomb can?
No, a nuclear reactor cannot detonate like a nuclear bomb. Nuclear reactors use controlled fission reactions to generate heat for electricity, while nuclear bombs use uncontrolled chain reactions to create an explosion. The design and purpose of a reactor prevent it from causing a nuclear explosion.
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear power plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
