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A typical home uses approx 2000KWhr of energy per monthIfthe energy came from a nuclear reaction what mass would have to be converted to energy per year to meet the energy needs of the home?
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∙ 14y ago
Nice example !
2,000 KWh per month = 2,000 x 12 = 24,000 KWh per year = 24,000 x 3,600 = 86,400,000 KW-sec per year
= 86,400,000,000 joules per year
E = m c2
m = E / c2 = 8.64 x 1010 / (3 x 108)2 = (8.64 / 9) x 10-6 =
9.6 x 10-7kilogram
0.00096 gram
Still incredible !
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Fission and fusion is an example of what kind of energy?
One type of atom (element or isotope) is converted to another. This is called nuclear reaction.
How does the law of conservation of energy apply to nuclear energy?
Before the reaction, the energy exists as potential energy, caused by the nuclear forces. After the reaction, the energy goes away as gamma rays for example, which may eventually be absorbed and get converted to heat.
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear power plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
What do subatomic particles do during a nuclear reaction?
It depends. They can do such things as split, combine, give something off, or be converted into energy, to name a few.
Is energy conserved in a nuclear reaction?
Yes. Basically, energy is ALWAYS conserved. The popular saying, that in a nuclear reaction mass is converted to energy, is plainly wrong, since both mass and energy are conserved. Read about "mass deficit", for example in the Wikipedia, for more details.
How can an atom be converted into a different type of atom?
By a nuclear reaction
Fission and fusion is an example of what kind of energy?
One type of atom (element or isotope) is converted to another. This is called nuclear reaction.
What did einstein suggest and later proved happened to some of the mass in a nuclear reaction?
It was converted to energy.
What change takes place in a nuclear fusion reaction?
1 mater is converted ti energy
In a nuclear reaction WHAT does not have to be conserved?
While overall ENERGY has to be conserved, MASS does not. In a nuclear reaction mass can be converted into energy so the mass of the products may be less than the mass of the reactants. The difference in mass is converted into energy as Einstein's equation describes (E=MC squared). In a chemical reaction MASS has to be conserved.
Transmutation reactions can occur when the?
In nuclear science, transmutation is where one chemical element or isotope is converted into another. It occurs when materials decay, or it can be caused by nuclear reaction.
How does the law of conservation of energy apply to nuclear energy?
Before the reaction, the energy exists as potential energy, caused by the nuclear forces. After the reaction, the energy goes away as gamma rays for example, which may eventually be absorbed and get converted to heat.
What is a sentence for energy?
Nuclear energy is obtained by the fissioning of nuclei of uranium235, in a controlled chain reaction in a nuclear reactor, which produces heat that can be converted to electricity by normal power plant methods.
State wether a nuclear fusion is a chemical reaction or a nuclear reaction?
Nuclear
What type of reaction happens inside a nuclear power plant?
A nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission
How you change nuclear energy to mechanical energy?
The way this is handled is that the energy from the nuclear reaction is converted into heat. The remainder is handled like any heat engine; several possibilities exist for this. For example, water might be converted into vapor, and the pressure of the vapor moves turbines.
What do subatomic particles do during a nuclear reaction?
It depends. They can do such things as split, combine, give something off, or be converted into energy, to name a few.
