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What two things are necessary for fusion reaction to take place in a star?
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Fusion will ignite when the temperature and pressure are high enough.
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Nuclear reaction taking place inside sun is called?
Nuclear fusion; hydrogen into helium.
What type of nuclear reaction takes place in stars?
Nuclear fusion is the type of nuclear reaction that occurs in stars. Older stars with a collapsing center can exceed a temperature of one hundred million Kelvin.
Why is it difficult to develop a fusion reactor for power generation?
Fusion reaction requires very high temperature to take place .(approx. the temperature at the surface of the sun).This is practically impossible.
What is the difference between a fission reactor and a fusion reactor?
In simplest terms, nuclear fission involves splitting atoms apart to make energy. Fusion involves smashing atoms together to make energy. Fusion reactors are currently entirely theoretical and do not exist. The main problem with fusion is figuring out how to get more energy out of the process than you put into making the fusion happen. Right now, the sun is the only place where fusion takes place on any meaningful scale.Another Answer:From a power production point of view, i.e. a controlledreaction, it is true that we have not been successful with fusion power. However, from a weapons point of view, i.e. an uncontrolled reaction, we have been successful. This is the basis of the hydrogen bomb. Interestingly, the hydrogen bomb requires so much energy to set it off that we use a fission bomb (the original atomic bomb) to initiate the fusion reaction.
What is fusion?
"Fusion" means mashing two or more things together in sucha way as to cause them to join up and form a single thing.Fusion is the joining of two items together. Fusion welding of steel is a common fabrication method. In atomic power generation, fusion is a method (yet to be perfected) of joining atoms together to make heavier ones, and with the release of energy.
Can fusion take place in the nucleus of a uranium atom?
Not fusion, but a fission reaction.
Does the nuclear fusion occurs at the surface of the sun?
Fusion takes place in the core, where the temperature and pressure are much higher, which is necessary for fusion.
Describe what takes place in a nuclear fusion reaction?
In nuclear fusion reaction two nuclei are combined by providing the energy.
What type of reaction take place in a nuclear reactor?
Nuclear fission, not to be confused with fusion.
What kind of temperatures are requires for a nuclear fusion reaction to take place?
10,000,000 and up.
Is there a place other then stars that have nuclear reaction?
Yes, they have accomplished nuclear fusion in a lab in Princeton.
Nuclear reaction taking place inside sun is called?
Nuclear fusion; hydrogen into helium.
What change takes place in a nuclear fusion reaction?
1 mater is converted ti energy
How do the products of a fusion reaction differ from the products of a fusion reaction?
Fusion is a process in which the nuclei of two atoms combine to form a larger nucleus, while fission during fusion a small fraction of the reactant mass is converted into energy. While not the only possible fusion reaction, the most commonly known is the fusion of hydrogen to create helium. The product is stable. In contrast, when fission of uranium or plutonium takes place, the resultant nuclei are neutron heavy and therefore will almost certainly be radioactive.
What type of nuclear reaction takes place in stars?
Nuclear fusion is the type of nuclear reaction that occurs in stars. Older stars with a collapsing center can exceed a temperature of one hundred million Kelvin.
Why is it difficult to develop a fusion reactor for power generation?
Fusion reaction requires very high temperature to take place .(approx. the temperature at the surface of the sun).This is practically impossible.
What conditions common to most stars including your sun appear to be necessary in order for fusion reactions to take place?
Neclear Fusion because stars are powered by that, even our sun
