Practice - NUCLEAR ENERGY
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Practice Questions
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What is nuclear energy?
💡 Hint: Think about energy from atomic nuclei.
Define fission.
💡 Hint: What happens to larger nuclei?
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which process involves splitting of heavy nuclei?
💡 Hint: It's the opposite of combining nuclei.
True or False: Fusion releases less energy than fission.
💡 Hint: Consider the processes involved.
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Challenge Problems
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Describe the processes of fission and fusion in terms of binding energy and stability.
💡 Hint: Consider how binding energies affect stability.
Calculate the total energy released for a fission reaction if 1 kg of Uranium-235 is fully fissioned.
💡 Hint: Use the mass-energy equivalence relationship.
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