Nuclear Reactions

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Nuclear Reactions: Overview

In this topic, the non-spontaneous nuclear reactions or nuclear transmutations are explained. It comprises a comparison between chemical and nuclear reactions. Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion are both described here in detail.

Important Questions on Nuclear Reactions

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Calculate the energy in Mev released in the nuclear reaction Ir77174Re75170+He24. Atomic masses :Ir=173.97 u, Re=169.96 u and He=4.0026 u 

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Write the fusion reactions occurring in the Sun and stars.

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Write one point that differentiates nuclear reactions from chemical reactions.

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Balance the nuclear reaction,

Xe54118 ? + I53118

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Energy produced in nuclear fusion is much larger than that produced in nuclear fission. Why is it difficult to use fusion to produce energy?

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Explain in brief, nuclear fission.

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The process by which nuclei having low masses are united to form nuclei with large masses is 

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The missing particle from the nuclear reaction is
Al1327+He24? + n01

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It has been found that the Sun's mass loss is 4.34×109 kg per second. How much energy per second would be radiated into space by the Sun?