5.3 (Nuclear Energy)

Question 1

What atom do we commonly use?

Answer 1

Uranium-235

b/c it is capable of undergoing nuclear fission

Question 2

How this atom U-235 is obtained?

Answer 2

U-235 is found in mined ores that come from rocks.

Question 3

Nuclear Fission

Answer 3

the nucleus of an atom is split into two smaller atoms, a neutron strikes the nucleus of a Uranium-235 (U-235) atom

½ of the types of reactions that release huge amounts of energy

Question 4

Nuclear Chain Reaction

Answer 4

fission releases more neutrons, which splits more atoms

Question 5

what smaller atoms can nuclear fission of Uranium-235 release?

Answer 5

Krypton and Barium