If fusion releases more energy than fission, why isn't fusion used as a source of energy on earth? (5-10 sentences)

Q: Choose the BEST answer to the following. When energy is released by the process of fusion, the total…

A: Nuclear fission is a process in which two lighter nuclei combine to form single heavier nuclei.The…

Q: Carbon-4 is an isotope of carbon thát is formed when radiation from the sun strikes ordinary carbon…

A: Given,

Q: How is nuclear power generated?

A: Introduction: Nuclear power is equal to the rate of nuclear energy with respect to time, nuclear…

Q: Sustained nuclear fusion has yet to be achieved and remains a hope for abundant future energy. Yet…

A: Sustained nuclear fusion has yet to be achieved and remains a hope for abundant future energy. Still…

Q: What are common sources of background radiation?

A: There can be many sources of background radiation.

Q: How does generation of coal energy differ from that of nuclear energy?

A: Answer Coal is a combustible black or brownish black sedimentary rock with a high amount of carbon…

Q: How is chemical burning similar to nuclear fusion?

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Q: Choose the BEST answer to the following. When food is exposed to gamma radiation, the food (a)…

A: Answer: bi,e doesn’t become radioactive.

Q: one-eighth of a radioactive element remains after 600 years, what is that elements half-life?

A: Let initial number of nucleus = No  remaining number of nucleus = N = No /8  Time taken t = 600…

Q: If you could run 5.9 kilometers at 8.4 km/hr, how much energy would you burn?This activity uses up…

A: Given: Speed v=8.4 km/hr=8.41000m3600s=8.4518m/s, Distance d=5.9km=5.9×1000m=5900m, Rate of energy…

Q: What is the renewability of nuclear power?

A: Nuclear energy is produced from urenium which is radioactive ore.

Q: What are the three factors that control fusion energy generation?

A: Fusion Energy is the electric energy generated by using the heat produced by a fusion reaction. A…

Q: The half-life of a certain radioactive substance is 9 years. What is the yearly decor factor?

A: Given,

Q: The half-life of plutonium-239 is 24,300 years. If a nuclear bomb released 8 kg of this isotope, how…

A: The half-life of plutonium-239 is 24,300 years. If a nuclear bomb released 8 kg of this isotope, how…

Q: Why should we switch all of our fossil fuel power plants to nuclear?

A: Nowadays our main concern is climate change so we switch from fossil fuel to nuclear because nuclear…

Q: Bananas contain 3.58 mg of potassium per gram. 0.0117% of natural potassium is the radioactive…

A: Most of the nuclei present in nature are unstable. That's why nuclear decay occurs. The Nucleus…

Q: The US had 264 billion barrels of oil in reserve at the end of 2019. Us annual energy consumption is…

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Q: What is the difference between fision and fusion? Fission is about one nucleus breaking apart while…

A: Fission : The phenomenon of splitting of a heavy , unstable nucleus into two or more lighter nuclei…

Q: Explain the process of radiocarbondating.

A: Radiocarbon dating is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by…

Q: What are the environmental effects of generating electricity with conventional nuclear fission?

A: Nuclear is a zero emission clean energy source. Its generates power with fission of uranium atoms.

Q: When did the world know fusion existed? Select one: A. 1920 B.2000 C.1980 D.1960

A: The most prevalent reaction in our observable universe is fusion, which also fuels our Sun and other…

Q: (20)The half-life of Carbon-14 is 5700 years.  If a 16 gram sample is found in a rock layer known to…

A: N(t)=No(0.5)t/h  h= half life N(t)=16 g t=42000 years h=5700 years we have to find No

Q: What caused this disaster to occur (Chernobyl)?

A: The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor that occurred on 26 April 1986 was the most serious…

Q: What do you mean by the term radiation rate?

A: Introduction: The energy (heat energy) transfers from a high temperature region to a low temperature…

Q: Why is nuclear energy controversial?

A: Nuclear energy in recent times becoming more controversial. The energy outcome by the splitting of…

Q: What happens when one kilogram of uranium undergoes nuclear fission?

A: to find : what happens when 1 kg of Uranium undergoes nuclear fission

Q: Should the use of nuclear power be increased or phased-out?

A: The world will need significantly increased energy supply in the future, especially…

Q: What is a rogue wave?

A: A rough wave can be defined as a wave that is two times the significant wave height of the area. The…

Q: Which is not a natural particle in the atmosphere

A: Particle: particle is a tiny bit of Matter which is the constituents of every thing in the universe.…

Q: Why does nuclear fusion only happen at temperatures and pressures?

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Q: Which has the greater number of protons, U-235 or U-238? Which has the greater number of neutrons?

A: Both of them will have same number of protons.

Q: What are the advantages of nuclear energy?

A: Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy to generate heat,  which…

Q: Skeletal remains had lost 79% of the C-14 they originally contained.  Determine the approximate age…

A: The expression for the amount left after time t is,

Q: What is the major obstruction to nuclear fusion and why?

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Q: Carbon-12 is the most abundant form of carbon but a certain amount of carbon-14 (C-14) is also…

A: We know, C-14 is the radioactive isotope of carbon.

Q: What happens when Uranium-238 undergoes alpha decay and then beta decay?   Uranium-238 ->

A: Alpha decay: 92238U → 90234Th + H24e Beta decay: T90234h → P91234a + β-10