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The energy in a nuclear reaction comes from the release of some of the residual binding energy that holds the nucleus together. When you split heavy isotopes, such as uranium-235, or when you fuse light isotopes, such as hydrogen-2, the total binding energy required is reduced by a small amount. This difference is released as heat and radiation.
This release of energy is accompanied by what seems to be a loss of mass. (But see the next paragraph for clarification.) Its what we call mass-energy equivalance, and it is precisely described by Einstein's equation e = mc2, where energy in joules is equal to mass in kilograms times the speed of light in meters per second squared. (The actual equation is dimensionally consistent, and you can use any system of units desired.)
One area of common misunderstanding is that this does notmean that energy is created or mass is lost, or vice versa. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, and the same applies to mass - they can only be moved from one frame of reference to another. What the mass-energy equivalance means is that energy ismass, and mass is energy. Put simply, when a nuclear reaction occurs and there is a release of energy, the accompanying loss of mass is "carried away", or contained within the energy release.
Shannon Greenfelder
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∙ 9y agoThe disappearance of a small amount of mass
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∙ 15y agoIt comes in fission from the change in binding energy of the nuclei involved, that is the original nucleus of uranium or plutonium, and the two resulting fission fragment nuclei. For U-235, each fission releases 200 MeV, which is 3.2 x 10-11 Joules.
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∙ 16y agoIt is the nuclear "strong force" or binding force, one of the four fundamental forces.
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∙ 12y agoThe loss of mass in the reaction in accordance with the equation e=mc2. This mass is generally understood to take the form of "binding energy" in the atomic nucleus.
Daisy Bonilla
The “disappearance” of a small amount of mass ~Apex
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∙ 11y agoBonds
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The energy produced by a nuclear reaction comes from what?
The energy in a nuclear reaction comes from the release of some of the residual binding energy that holds the nucleus together. When you split heavy isotopes, such as uranium-235, or when you fuse light isotopes, such as hydrogen-2, the total binding energy required is reduced by a small amount. This difference is released as heat and radiation.
The suns own energy comes from solar energy?
The sun's own energy comes from nuclear reaction within the sun
In a nuclear reaction what type of reaction provides the power?
Energy comes from either nuclear fission or nuclear fusion. Each nuclear reaction has unique characteristics, and there are answered questions here that can enlighten an investigator as to the particulars.
What fuel is used in nuclear power plants?
A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate, control, and sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Nuclear power is energy produced from controlled nuclear reactions. When it comes to just standard fuel across the table it would have to be: Plutonium, Uranium, and Thorium.
Why is the nuclear energy called nuclear energy?
Because it comes entirely from the Atomic Nucleus.
The energy produced by a nuclear reaction comes from what?
The energy in a nuclear reaction comes from the release of some of the residual binding energy that holds the nucleus together. When you split heavy isotopes, such as uranium-235, or when you fuse light isotopes, such as hydrogen-2, the total binding energy required is reduced by a small amount. This difference is released as heat and radiation.
The suns own energy comes from solar energy?
The sun's own energy comes from nuclear reaction within the sun
Define Q-value of a nuclear reaction?
Q- value is a deterministic factor for the possibility of nuclear reaction. it is the difference of rest masses of the product and reactant of the reaction, and if it comes positive this means some energy added for the reaction to happen, and if it comes negative then the reaction will progress with the emission of energy.
Is all nuclear energy produced the same way?
All useful nuclear energy produced on Earth comes from nuclear fission of U-235 and/or Pu-239, in a variety of different reactor designs. In the stars it comes from fusion of hydrogen, not fission.
In a nuclear reaction what type of reaction provides the power?
Energy comes from either nuclear fission or nuclear fusion. Each nuclear reaction has unique characteristics, and there are answered questions here that can enlighten an investigator as to the particulars.
Does 68 percent of eletrical energy in the united States produced by nuclear fuel?
No. Only about 20% of the nations energy comes from nuclear fission.
When a nuclear fission reaction occurs an enormous amount of energy is released This energy comes from?
The release of excess binding energy.
What is the relationship between solar energy produced by the sun to nuclear energy your facilities use?
Energy produced in the sun arises from nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei, whilst nuclear energy used in power plants comes from fission of uranium nuclei. They are very different.
Why is the power produced by nuclear weapons so great?
the energy comes from the strong nuclear force, which is almost unbelievably powerful.
What fuel is used in nuclear power plants?
A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate, control, and sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Nuclear power is energy produced from controlled nuclear reactions. When it comes to just standard fuel across the table it would have to be: Plutonium, Uranium, and Thorium.
Connection between nuclear reaction to global warming?
I don't think there is any connection, apart from the fact that the sun's energy comes from nuclear fusion
What kind of energy is produced when particle of metal are split into two?
Nuclear energy is released when uranium or plutonium nuclei are fissioned (split). Not clear what you mean by "particle", but nuclear energy only comes from a nuclear process, not a mechanical or chemical one.
