| Vocab | Nuclear Fission | Nuclear Fusion | Radioactive decay |
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Half-Life
Time required for half a sample to decay
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Control rods
used to adjust the production of, or multiplication of, neutrons inside the reactor
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when two nuclei fuse or combine
When is the energy released in nuclear fusion?
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radioactive particles
what are particles that decay by emitting charged particles and energy called?
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alpha decay
decay of a helium nucleus
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Nuclear, Thermal
The energy conversion that occurs at a nuclear fission power plant is from _______ to _________ energy
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Smaller
after fusion, is the mass of the light nuclei bigger or smaller than the original nuclei mass?
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Gamma radiation
what is the most penetrating radiation?
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supercritical mass
amount of mass in which the chain reaction dies out
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radioactive wastes produced
What is one risk of fission power?
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high temperatures
what is required for nuclei to speed up to overcome electrical repulsion?
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charge and speed of particles
what does penetration power depend on?
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breeder reaction
fission reaction that generates more fissible product than it started with
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The total energy of the nucleus
What is the mass difference of nucleons inside and outside the nucleus related to?
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on the sun
Where does thermonuclear fusion happen? (Hint: solar system)
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paper
What blocks alpha particles?
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nucleons
both protons and neutrons in a nucleus
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the splitting of atomic nuclei
What is Nuclear Fission?
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Cold Fusion
what would scientists have to figure out for fusion to be an ideal energy source?
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False
T or F -- isotopes are not chemically identical to each other.
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