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One type of atom (element or isotope) is converted to another. This is called nuclear reaction.
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What kind of energy does fission produce?
The initial energy release creates kinetic energy in the fission fragments which fly apart, but they are quickly brought to rest in the surrounding fuel material and this generates heat.
What is one kind of atom turn into another and release energy?
An atom turning into another type of atom and releasing energy can be nuclear fission, where an atom decays into an atom plus atomic particles such as neutrons or alpha particles or even daughter atoms plus particles. It can also be nuclear fusion where two or more smaller atoms link into a larger atom. An example of fusion is four hydrogen nuclei combining to form a helium atom. This is the source of the sun's energy. The mass of the four hydrogen nuclei is a little more than the helium atom mass. The difference is released as energy. The hydrogen bomb tests caused this to happen on earth. We would like to learn to do fusion on a controlled basis as an energy source. So far, in spite of much hard work, no joy. An example of fission is the nuclear reactor which uses one of the Uranium isotopes in rods inserted in a reactor body to cause sustained fission. The Uranium atoms absorb a neutron which causes them to emit several neutrons and split into daughter atoms. Energy is released, the mass of the daughters plus neutrons being less than the mass of the Uranium atom plus neutron.
What kind of energy is given off from nuclear fusion reaction and from a nuclear fission reaction?
Besides heat and light ? Pure radiation (gamma rays) and particles: alpha, beta, and neutrons (and neutrinos - we think {none actually detected yet except from the sun}).
What is necular power?
the kind of energy produced when billions of atomic nuclei from uranium are split in a fission reacion
Microwave is an example of what kind of energy transformation?
What kind of energy transformation does a microwave have
Fission and fusion are example of what kind of energy?
Nuclear energy.
What kind of nuclear reactive occurs in the sun fusion or fission?
fusion
What kind of reaction can change an element into another?
Fusion or fission.
What kind of nuclear reaction does an atomic bomb use?
Fission bombs use fission. Fusion bombs use fusion. Although atomic bomb is usually used for fission bombs, it technically applies equally to either.
What kind of explosives are used in a torpedo?
Conventional explosivesNuclear explosives (both fission and fusion)
What kind of energy would be nuclear fusion?
Nuclear energy, which is a kind of potential energy.
What kind of change leads to the creation of an entirely different element?
Nuclear fusion or nuclear fission.
One kind of atom turns into another and releases energy?
There are two main processes that do this. Fusion and fission. Fusion is when atoms combine to make a different atom and release energy. Fission is when an atom splits into smaller parts or atoms that are different and releases energy. These are the two basic processes that produce nuclear energy.
What are uses of atomic energy?
The atomic enrergy is like any other kind of energies, it can be used to produce electricity (through fission and fusion) by heating up the water. It's used also for military use.
What kind of atoms are in nuclear energy?
A fission of energy atoms generating nuclear energy that is used to produce electricity.
What kind of energy does fission produce?
The initial energy release creates kinetic energy in the fission fragments which fly apart, but they are quickly brought to rest in the surrounding fuel material and this generates heat.
Why is an atomic bomb sometimes called a fisson bomb?
The term atomic bomb is a general one. It refers to any kind of nuclear weapon. But there are basically a couple of different types of nuclear weapon: the fission weapon, and the fusion weapon. (We can split hairs and add some, but let's not.) In a "regular" atomic or nuclear weapon, a fission weapon, subcritical masses of fissile material, usually plutonium, are driven together by conventional explosives and the thing goes off. Boom! There is fission, but no fusion. That differentiates this type of weapon from a fusion device. The term fusion deviceis used to talk about what used to be called the hydrogen bomb. The fusion weapon must have a fission device to create the heat necessary for fusion to occur, and it uses the fission bomb to "trigger" fusion in that light. If someone uses the term "fission bomb" in a presentation, they are not talking about the so-called hydrogen bomb or any fusion weapon - if they are using the term correctly.
