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∙ 12y agoNuclear fission
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∙ 12y agoNuclear fission
The process which describes the splitting of a large unstable atom into two intermediate size atoms and extra neutrons is called nuclear fission. Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process.
The generating process in which the electricity is made produces no co2, however during the whole process of nuclear power there are co2 emissions.
The primary result of a fission reaction is the conversion of mass to energy. In fission, the nucleus split, either through radioactive decay or as result of being bombarded by other subatomic particles known as neutrons.
The process that produces energy in our sun is called nuclear fusion. The fusion reaction combines hydrogen atoms into helium releasing a great deal of energy. The is the same processed as in the hydrogen bomb.
Nuclear fission means that in this process the heavy nuclei are split into fragments (or fission products) when bombarded by neutrons and results in release of energy.
This is called nuclear fission. During this process a small amount of mass is annihilated which produces energy
Fission is the process that produces heat in a nuclear power station
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fission
The process which describes the splitting of a large unstable atom into two intermediate size atoms and extra neutrons is called nuclear fission. Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process.
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear fusion is the process that produces energy in the stars, including our sun
Nuclear fission in U-235 and Pu-239 produces heat which is then used to raise steam and generate electricity. In fact the fission process is most efficient with slow neutrons rather than fast ones, which is why reactors have a moderator (light or heavy water or graphite). Induced radioactivity by exposure to fast neutrons is a different matter, material in the reactor like the control rods or the pressure vessel itself do become radioactive because they are as you say bombarded with neutrons, but this radioactivity only produces a trivial amount of extra heat from the reactor. In small reactors not built for power production samples of various substances can be irradiated to make radioactive isotopes for medical and industrial use. In this type of reactor the heat from the fission process is generally thrown away to atmosphere, it might typically be a few megawatts.
The splitting of atoms and the release of neutrons describes nuclear fission.
nuclear chain reactionNote: there are also chemical chain reactions (e.g. polymerization), of course they involve no neutrons
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