Fission And Fusion (P1)

Question 1

Fusion

Answer 1

Joining two small nuclei to produce one larger nuclei and energy
Deuterium and tritium (isotopes of hydrogen) to a helium nucleus, energy and a nucleus
Uses 10,000,000 degrees of plasma
Can’t yet use it

Question 2

Fission

Answer 2

Splitting a large nuclei to produce two small nuclei and energy
+no CO2
+1kg uranium= 3000kg coal in energy
-waste needs containing for 1000s of years
-only lasts 40 years and is expensive

Question 3

Fission process

Answer 3

A neutron is absorbed by a large nucleus
Which divides into two smaller nuclei
Releasing energy
And 2/3 neutrons