Exam 34: Nuclear Fission and Fusion

Present-day research in nuclear fusion uses

Fissioning helium would yield a net

Energy released by the sun results from the process wherein atomic nuclei

In the fissioning of uranium,a chain reaction is caused by

The fusion torch is a version of

In a breeder reactor

When U-238 emits an alpha particle,the nucleus left behind has

In both fission and fusion,mass

The difference in the mass of a nucleon when outside an atomic nucleus compared to inside the nucleus depends on

The effect of putting small amounts of Pu-239 with U-238 is converting U-238 to

A proton has the greatest mass in the nucleus of

When uranium-238 absorbs a neutron,it

In gaseous form,at the same temperature,the average speed of U-238 compared to the speed of U-235 is

Three isotopes that undergo nuclear fission are

A sphere of pure U-235 will explode if it is

Detonation of a fission type atomic bomb is started by

If carbon were used as nuclear fuel,it would be best

Compared to the mass of a uranium nucleus before splitting,the pieces it splits into have

Control is exercised in a nuclear reactor by

Fusing two iron nuclei yields a net