Fission and Fusion Processes

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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

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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    U 238  nucleus emits an   α particle.

Given:

Atomic mass of   238 U=238.0508u

Atomic mass of   234 Th=234.04363u

Atomic mass of alpha-particle =4.00260uand1u=931 MeV c 2

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

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How do you calculate fission rate?

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What percentage of fission is high?

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

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What is fission yield curve?

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Two nuclei have mass numbers in the ratio 27:125. What is the ratio of their nuclear radii? 

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

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During a nuclear fusion reaction

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The binding energies per nucleon for a deuteron and an α-particle are 1.1 MeV and 7.1 MeV respectively. The energy released in the fusion reaction H21+H21He42 is Q. Then find the value of Q3 in MeV

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The average energy released in each fusion reaction is about _____ ×10-12 J.

(Two decimals should be there in the answer.)

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

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Identify nuclear fusion reaction

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Identify nuclear fusion reaction.

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If 200 MeV of energy is released in the fission of one nucleus of U92235, the number of nuclei that must undergo fission to release an energy of 1000 J is

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If 200 MeV energy is released in the fission of a single U235 nucleus, the number of fissions required per second to produce 1 kilowatt power shall be (Given 1 eV=1.6×10-19 J:

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What is the power output of 92U235 reactor if it takes 30 days to use up 2kg of fuel, and if each fission gives 185 MeV of usable energy?

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A slow moving neutron can cause fission in uranium-238.

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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?

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For the fusion reaction H2+2H23He+01n masses of deuteron, helium and neutrons are respectively 2.015 u , 0.017 u and 1.009 u. If 1 kg of deuterium undergoes complete fusion then calculate amount of energy released.