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Uranium undergoes fission, which produces heat. When the uranium is enriched, the process happens faster than in nature, and there is a lot of heat. The heat is used to boil water, and the steam is used to power a turbine, which drives a generator.
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∙ 13y agoUranium is generally thought of as a nuclear fuel, which can be used in a nuclear reactor to generate heat. The heat generated is used to boil water, and the steam (boiled water) is used to spin turbines, which spin generators. The generators give us the electricity. Related questions are posted here, and (in general) have pretty good answers already up. The curious investigator would use the links and begin looking into things.
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∙ 13y agoUranium give out energy due to nuclear decay.
Iron is the most tightly bound atom possible. Atoms lighter or heavier can join together or split, respectively, to get closer to iron.
As they get closer to iron the system loses a small amount of mass. Einstiens E =mc^2 says that a small amount of mass is equal to a large amount of energy.
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∙ 15y agoWhen fissioned it produces thermal energy (heat)
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What Is a source of energy that utilizes uranium-235 in a fission reaction to vaporize water The steam is then used to turn turbines to generate electricity?
nuclear power
How do you use uranium and plutonium to generate electricity?
Under nuclear fission with thermal neutrons uranium release an enormous quantity of energy (202,5 MeV per one atom of 235U); the obtained heat is converted in electricity. The same answer for plutonium (excepting the energy per fission).
Is Uranium a conductor of heat?
Yes, uranium, conducts heat and electricity well. The electrical resistivity of ultrapure uranium metal is 28.10-8 ohm.meter at 0 degrees C. The thermal conductivity of uranium at room temperature is 27,5 W/m.K.
How nuclear fuels can be use to generate electricity?
Nuclear fissions in nuclear fuels generate heat and electricity.
How does turbine generate electricity?
it causes a magnet to spin and generate electricity through the aligning of the electrons in surrounding atoms
What atom of this element can split to hel generate electricity?
Uranium
What elements are commonly used to generate electricity from nuclear energy?
Uranium or Thorium.
What are some common uses for uranium?
used in the nuclear power industry to generate electricity
Nuclear power plants generate electricity from what?
From the thermal energy released by fission of uranium
How does Canada use its uranium?
Fabrication of nuclear fuels to generate electricity in nuclear power reactors.
Do nuclear power plants make electricity from fossil fuel?
No. Nuclear power plants use a uranium to provide the heat to generate electricity from. By splitting the nuclei of uranium atoms (called nuclear fission), energy is released, which will be used for electricity generation. Uranium is a radioactive metal, not a fossil fuel.
What type of energy uses magma or hot dry rocks to generate electricity?
Geothermal energy uses the heat of underground rocks to generate electricity. This is a renewable resource, because the rocks continue to be heated by uranium deposits in situ.
How is enriched uranium used to generate electricity in a nuclear reactor?
For commercial nuclear energetic reactors the enrichment in 235U is generally up to 5 %.
What Is a source of energy that utilizes uranium-235 in a fission reaction to vaporize water The steam is then used to turn turbines to generate electricity?
nuclear power
Is a source of energy that utilizes uranium-235 in a fission reaction to vaporize water. The steam is then used to turn turbines to generate electricity.?
nuclear power
How do you use uranium and plutonium to generate electricity?
Under nuclear fission with thermal neutrons uranium release an enormous quantity of energy (202,5 MeV per one atom of 235U); the obtained heat is converted in electricity. The same answer for plutonium (excepting the energy per fission).
How could the island generate electricity?
the island generate electricity from sae water
