Fission and Fusion
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- Created on: 24-03-15 16:48
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- Fission and Fusion
- Fission
- The process includes using a neutron and a heavy unstable nucleus
- This reaction carries on in a chain reaction
- This means once the first reaction starts more are triggered.
- A large amount of energy is produced through this reaction
- In this process a free neutron will be absorbed by an unstable nucleus causing it to split and release 3 more neutron.
- Fusion
- Fusion will release more energy than Fission
- Light and heat from the sun and stars acts as a natural form of nuclear fusion
- In stars hydrogen nuclei join together to form helium nuclei.
- Large amounts of energy and needed for this reaction to take place
- Fusion is a combination of lighter nuclei to form a heavier more stable nuclei and a large amount of energy
- The joining of two nuclei together is called fusion and releases a lot of energy. Therefore a bigger nucleus is formed
- Fission
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