Calculate the energy output in each of the fusion reactions in the proton-proton cycle, and verify the values given in the above summary.

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Q: A typical kinetic energy for a nucleon in a middle-mass nucleus may be taken as 5.00 MeV.To what…

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Q: Do the initial fragments formed by fission have more protons than neutrons, more neutrons than…

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Q: Why are very high temperatures and pressures required for fusion to occur? O to generate the…

A: Option B  i.e.  to overcome the replusion between the protons in  the nuclei that join.

Q: Give reasons justifying the contention made in the text that energy from the fusion reaction 2H + 2H…

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Q: From the equation expressing the law of radioactive decay, derive the following useful expressions…

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Q: What type(s) of nuclear radiation do not alter the nucleus' total number of nucleons?

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Q: By what factor must the mass number A change for the nuclear radius to double?

A: The equation for the nuclear radius is given by,

Q: If a fusion reaction produces no appreciable radioactive isotopes, why does a hydrogen bomb produce…

A: In a hydrogen bomb, nuclear fusion reaction is preceded by nuclear fission reaction of Uranium…

Q: Consider two 3^He and 4^He isotopes of helium (Z=2). (a) Calculate the binding energy for both…

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Q: Pick any beta-decay process and show that the neutrino must have zero charge.

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Q: How can a nuclear reactor contain many critical masses and not go supercritical? What methods are…

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Q: What initial mass of 235 over 92 U is required to operate a 950-MWMW reactor for 1 yryr? Assume that…

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Q: What is the optimum temperature for D-T fusion reaction rate?

A: question asked: Optimum temperature required for Deuterium - Tritium fusion reaction.

Q: Suppose a deuterium – deuterium fusion reactor is designed to have a plasma confinement time of 1.50…

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Q: Assume one-fourth of the yield of a typical 320-kTstrategic bomb comes from fission reactions…

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Q: For each of the following nuclei, determine the binding energy per nucleon (in MeV). (For all…

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Q: Calculate neutron separation energies for the isotopes of Pb from A = 198 to 212 and plot them.

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Q: what is the difference between Q-value of reaction and Q-value of decay (alfa, B)

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Q: List at least two major potential advantages of power production by fusion rather than by fission.

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Q: Why, after a uranium fuel rod reaches the end of its fuel cycle (typically 3 years), does most of…

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Q: What element reacts in a breeder reactor to breed nuclear fuel?

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Q: Calculate the energy released by 5 kg of uranium 235 undergoing fission.

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Q: Why is moderators, enrichment, and critical mass important for a fission chain reaction?

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Q: In order to minimize neutron leakage from a reactor, the ratio of the surface area to the volume…

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Q: Calculate the binding energy of the last neutron in the 40K nucleus. Eb = _____ MeV

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Q: If the average energy released in a fission event is 208 MeV, find the total number of fission…

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Q: Why is a chain reaction more likely in a big piece of uranium than it is in a small piece?

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Q: For the fusion reaction shown below, find the amount of energy (Q) released. (Enter your answer in…

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Q: Write two differences between binary fission and multiple fission in a tabular form .

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Q: The water that passes through the reactor core of a water-moderated fission reactor does not pass…

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Nuclear Reactions

Nuclear reactions are processes in which the fundamental characteristics of a nucleus changes. They change into a completely different nucleus. These processes occur naturally in an unstable nucleus. Bombarding an energetic particle can induce nuclear reactions.  In this article, both the naturally occurring nuclear reactions are termed as radioactive decay and the induced nuclear reactions are further categorized as nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.