Fission and Fusion Processes
Fission and Fusion Processes: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fusion, Atom Bomb, Nuclear Chain Reaction, Critical Size and Critical Mass for an Atom Bomb, Hydrogen Bomb, Application of Nuclear Fission, etc.
Important Questions on Fission and Fusion Processes
If the nucleons of a nucleus are separated far apart from each other, the sum of masses of all these nucleons is larger than the mass of the nucleus.
Calculate the energy released if nucleus emits an particle.
Given:
Atomic mass of
Atomic mass of
Atomic mass of alpha-particle

How many number of neutrons are released in a fission of U 235?

How do you calculate fission rate?

What percentage of fission is high?

What is the mass of the product of nuclear fission reaction compared to the mass of the original product?


Two nuclei have mass numbers in the ratio. What is the ratio of their nuclear radii?

State the reason, why heavy water is generally used as a moderator in a nuclear reactor.

During a nuclear fusion reaction

The binding energies per nucleon for a deuteron and an -particle are and respectively. The energy released in the fusion reaction is . Then find the value of in

The average energy released in each fusion reaction is about _____ .
(Two decimals should be there in the answer.)

Proton - Proton chain reaction is an example of nuclear _____.

Identify nuclear fusion reaction

Identify nuclear fusion reaction.

If of energy is released in the fission of one nucleus of , the number of nuclei that must undergo fission to release an energy of is

If energy is released in the fission of a single nucleus, the number of fissions required per second to produce kilowatt power shall be (Given

What is the power output of reactor if it takesto use up of fuel, and if each fission gives of usable energy?

A slow moving neutron can cause fission in .

What is meant by nuclear fission? Why a nuclear fission chain is not self sustained? Explain what is to be done to make a chain reaction sustained?

For the fusion reaction masses of deuteron, helium and neutrons are respectively and If of deuterium undergoes complete fusion then calculate amount of energy released.
