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1
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what is the charge of a proton

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+1

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what is the mass of a proton

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what is the charge of a neutron

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0

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what is the mass of a neutron

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what is the charge of an electron

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-1

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what is the mass of an electron

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1/2000 of a protons mass

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what was the arrangement of john daltons atom

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tiny spheres
cannot be divided
everything is made from them

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what are the names of atom discoverers in order

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john dalton
jj thompson
ernest rutherford
niels bohr

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what was jj thompsons atom like

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plum pudding - positively charged matter spread with electrons buried
discovered the electron
mass is spread throughout the atom
charge is spread throughout the atom

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what is ernest rutherford atom like

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alpha particles fired at gold nuclei
most of alpha particles passed through = most of the atom is empty space
some alpha particles are deflected through a big angle = nucleus has a large positive charge
only a small number of particles rebound backwards = nucleus of atom is very small

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what is neil’s bohrs atom like

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discovered shells
electrons orbit the nucleus at set distances and with a specific amount of energy
electrons move from one level to another by absorbing and emitting electromagnetic radiation

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what is the mass number

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number of protons and neutrons inside the nucleus

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what is the atomic number / proton number

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number of protons in the nucleus

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14
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what is an ion

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an atom that gets charge by gaining or losing electrons

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when is a negative ion formed

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when the number of protons minus the number if electrons is a minus number

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when is a positive ion formed

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when the number of protons minus the number of electrons is positive

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17
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what happens when an unstable nucleus emits radiation

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it is said to decay

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18
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what is activity

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number of decays measured per second

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what is activity measured in and by

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becquerets , with a geiger counter

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20
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when will a nucleus emit radiation

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you cannot say, it is a random event that happens without anything being done to the nucleus

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what are the four types of radiation

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alpha
beta
gamma
neutrons

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22
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what is the nature of alpha

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particle

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what is an alpha particle made up of

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two protons
two neutrons (helium nucleus)

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24
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what is alphas range in air

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2-3cm

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25
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what is alpha absorbed by

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paper

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26
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what is alphas ionising ability

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the most out of the three types

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27
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what is the nature of beta

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particle

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28
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what is beta made up of

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fast moving electrons

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29
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what is betas range in air

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1-2m

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30
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what is beta absorbed by

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o.5cm of aluminium

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31
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what is betas ionising ability

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middle of the three types

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32
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what is the nature of gamma

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wave

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33
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what is gamma made up of

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high energy electromagnetic wave

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34
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what is gammas range in air

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unlimited

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35
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what is gamma absorbed by

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2-3cm of lead or 1-2m of concrete

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36
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what is gammas ionising ability

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least of three types

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37
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when is a beta particle emitted

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when a neutron in a nucleus decays into a proton

38
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what happens when gamma radiation is emitted

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there is no change to the make up of the nucleus so a new element isn’t formed

39
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what is radioactive decay (description not definition)

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random and spontaneous

40
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what are the two half life definitions

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the time it takes the number of radioactive nuclei in a sample to decrease by 50%
the time it takes the count rate from a radioisotope to decrease by 50%

41
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why is radiation dangerous

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it is able to knock electrons out of atoms

42
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what are the dangers of radioactive substances

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can contaminate other materials they come in contact with
ionisation can damage or kill cells
damage to the genes in a cell can cause mutations and cancer

43
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what does irradiate mean

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exposed to radiation but does not become radioactive

44
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what does contaminate mean

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exposed to radiation and becomes radioactive

45
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radius of an atom

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1 x 10 ^-10

46
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how much smaller is the radius of the nucleus of an atom than the radius of the atom

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10,000 x smaller

47
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where is the mass of the atom concentrated

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the nucleus

48
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what are isotopes

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atoms of the same element but with different masses, which have the same protons but different number of neutrons

49
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what happens when electrons move to a higher orbit

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the atom has absorbed EM radiation

50
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what happens when the electrons fall to a lower orbit

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the atoms have emitted EM radiation

51
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what happens if an electron gains enough energy

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it can leave the atom to form a positive ion

52
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what was the problem with the rutherford model?

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if rutherford was right, the electrons in the cloud close to the nucleus would get attracted and cause the atom to collapse

53
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what causes a nucleus to give out radiation

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unstable nuclei

54
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why do nuclei give out radiation

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to become more stable

55
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what is the name of the process where a nucleus gives out radiation to become stable

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random process called radioactive decay

56
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what is activity

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the rate at which a source of unstable nuclei delays

57
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what is the rate of nuclei decay measured in

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becquerel (Bq)

58
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what is count rate?

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the number of decays recorded by a detector per second

59
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what is half life of an isotope? (both definitions )

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the time taken for half the nuclei in a sample to decay

time taken for the activity or count rate of a sample to decay by half

60
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what cannot be predicted ? ( nuclei decay)

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when any one nucleus will decay

61
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what is the impact of the half life being constant

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it enables the activity of a very large number of nuclei to be predicted during the decay

62
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what does a short half life mean

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-the source has less risks as it does not remain strongly radioactive
- this means initially it is very radioactive but dies down
- it presents less of a risk long term

63
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what does a long half life mean?

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-the source remains weakly radioactive for a long time

64
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what is the half life of americium?

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432 years

65
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what is americium used in

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  • smoke alarms
66
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why is americium used as a smoke alarm

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it is an alpha emitter

67
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how is americium used in smoke alarms

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  • it is emitted into the air around the alarm and does not reach far because alpha is weakly penetrating
    -if smoke reaches the alarm, the amount of alpha particles in the surrounding air drops
    -this causes the alarm to make a sound
68
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why is americium suitable for smoke alarms

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it will not need to be replenished
weak activity wont be harmful to anyone

69
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what is contamination

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the unwanted presence of radioactive atoms on other materials

70
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what is the hazard of contamination?

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the decaying of the contaminated atoms releasing radiation

71
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what is irradiation

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exposing an object to nuclear radiation but not making it radioactive

72
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why are medical items irradiated

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to kill bacteria on its surface

73
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what is background radiation

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weak radiation that can be detected from natural/ external sources

74
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which natural sources can background radiation be from?

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-cosmic rays
-radiation from underground rocks
-nuclear fallout
-medical rays

75
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what can affect the level of background radiation?

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occupation and or location

76
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what is the measurement of radiation dose

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Sieverts (Sv)

77
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what is technetium used as?

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a medical tracer

78
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what features make technetium be used as a medical tracer?

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-half life of 6 years
-decays into a safe isotope that can be excreted by the body
-its injected/swallowed so there is enough time for it to be detected before it decays away and is present for a short enough time to minimise harm from radiation
- gamma emitter so can pass through the body tissue without being absorbed

79
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how is radiation used in chemotherapy

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-gamma emitters are used to emit gamma rays which are directed onto areas of the body with cancer cells , which absorb the energy and die controlling the disease
-it is used to control other unwanted tissue
-as it is hard to direct , surrounding healthy cells can be irradiated and cause side effects

80
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what is nuclear fission?

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the splitting of a large and unstable nucleus

81
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what is usually needed for nuclear fission to occur

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the unstable nucleus must first absorb a neutron

82
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what happens when the unstable nuclei absorb a neutron

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it splits into two smaller nuclei (equal size) and emits two or three neutrons and gamma rays

83
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how is energy released (nuclear fission)

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by the fission reaction

84
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what happens in the process of nuclear fission

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the neutron may collide with another radioactive nucleus
this nucleus absorbs the neutron and becomes unstable
this nucleus splits releasing another neutron and producing more energy

85
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how is nuclear fission a chain reaction

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as energy is being released and one split causes another to occur

86
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why does a neutron need to be absorbed before it splits

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it needs extra energy before it can split and release lots of energy

87
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what happens if the chain reaction is not controlled?

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it will increase at an exponential rate

88
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what is nuclear fusion

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when two small nuclei fuse to form a heavier nucleus releasing lots of energy

89
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the sum of…

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the masses of the two nuclei is more than the mass of the heavier nucleus

90
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what happens to some of the mass (nuclear fusion)

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converted into energy (released as radiation)

91
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what is an example of a natural fusion reactor

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the sun

92
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what is the benefit of fusion over fission

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fusion would be a more efficient way of producing energy compared to fission but there is no design that could accomplish positive net energy on earth

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