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Which nuclear reaction uses the least expensive materials and produce the least amount of radioactive by-product?
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∙ 15y ago
You would probably be talking about nuclear fusion, but it is not available for use and probably won't be for another 50 years, so it's an academic matter. For useful power, fission reactors are the only technology we have, and they all use uranium and produce similar amounts of fission products
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What decays first duriing radioactive decay?
No, radioactive decay is not a chemical reaction. Radioactive decay is a type of change in the nucleus of an atom that results from instability in that nucleus. And that is a nuclear reaction rather than a chemical one.
Would it be a good idea to build a nuclear power reactor the utilized spontaneous fission why or why not?
No. For 2 main reasons: 1) In a fission reaction the atoms split. Consequently, radioactive waste will be produced ( which is very expensive to store and keep them). 2) It will take billions of years for it to decay.
What are the materials produced in a chemical reaction called?
Product
What is the amount of radioactive material needed to sustain a chain reaction in order to provide useful energy called?
The critical mass.
What is the principle of a nuclear reactor?
how the nuclear reactor can work? A nuclear reactor is a system which generates a nuclear fission reaction. A nuclear reaction is a self-sustaining reaction where the output of one stage is the input of the next stage. Therefore, if there is enough fuel, the reaction will continue indefinitely. The most common type of fission reaction is a Uranium 236 reaction. Nuclear fission involves splitting an atom into smaller atom(s). In a U236 reaction, Uranium 235 is the fuel. A neutron is propelled, which strikes the nucleus of a Uranium 235 atom, creating a U236 atom. U236 is highly unstable, and undergoes radioactive decay. This means the U235 atom turns into a Krypton atom, and a Barium atom, plus 2 extra neutrons and some energy. This energy is generally heat, and is absorbed by nearby water, which boils and turns a turbine. The two neutrons continue the reaction by hitting another U235 atom (each). There are other types of nuclear reactions as well, but the principle is the same. The output is generally atoms of different atomic mass, energy, and some other byproduct which will continue the reaction (e.g. an alpha particle - a Helium nucleus, or a neutron). In nuclear fission, the atom byproducts have a lower atomic mass. In nuclear fusion, the atom byproducts have a higher atomic mass (since multiple atoms are fused together). Nuclear fusion is the basic power plant in the core of the sun (combining Hydrogen atoms into Helium, or Helium into Carbon, etc.). The byproduct here is the energy that we see as light. Slow neutron fission chain reaction.
Are radioactive reactions redox reaction?
Radioactive reaction is a red-ox reaction. This is a nuclear decay.
Is conversion by radioactive decay a chemical reaction?
No. It is a nuclear reaction - radioactive disintegration.
What reaction produces water as a byproduct?
Dehydration Synthesis
How does a nuclear disaster occur?
A nuclear disaster may occur when the radioactive materials are mishandled and which may lead to radioactive exposure or a chain reaction of nuclear fission, fusion. Most of these disasters are induced by the man made mistakes.
Through which process is oxygen produced as a byproduct?
light-dependent reaction
What type of reaction produces the most dangerous radioactive waste?
What type of reaction produces the most dangerous radioactive waste?
1999 Chevy cavaler Why would water leak form the exhaust pipe?
This is normal. Water is a byproduct of the combustion reaction that powers the engine. This is normal. Water is a byproduct of the combustion reaction that powers the engine.
Is Radioactive decay a nuclear reaction?
yes
What type of product is formed from the reaction of an organic acid and an alcohol?
an ester and byproduct is water
What is the balaced equation for the reaction when tungsten metal is manufactured by the reaction of tungsten trioxide with hydrogen. water is a byproduct of this reaction.?
The chemical reaction is:WO3 + 3 H2 = W + 3 H2O
What decays first duriing radioactive decay?
No, radioactive decay is not a chemical reaction. Radioactive decay is a type of change in the nucleus of an atom that results from instability in that nucleus. And that is a nuclear reaction rather than a chemical one.
Can we use a non radioactive element in fission reaction?
no
