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GCSE-FissionFusionApplications Flashcards

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Nuclear Fission is the process in which a large nucleus… ?

A

splits

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Nuclear fission equation for Uranium-235

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²³⁵U₉₂ + ¹n₀→ ¹⁴²Ba₅₈ + ⁹¹Kr₃₆ +3¹n₀ + Energy

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Equation for nuclear fusion of Deuterium and Tritium

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D + T → ⁴He₂ + ¹n₀ + Energy

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Nuclear Fusion is the process in which …?… nuclei join.

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light

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The two smaller nuclei formed in Nuclear fission are called …??

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fission fragments

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Two or three of these particles are emitted in each fission event

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neutrons

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7
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The energy released in fission or fusion is carried away as the …?… energy of the product particles.

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kinetic

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In fission and fusion the kinetic energy of the products is changed into …?… energy.

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heat

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If one neutron from each fission in a reactor goes on to cause another fission, there is a …?… reaction.

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chain

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10
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Nuclear fusion goes on continuously in the …?

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Sun

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11
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Nuclear fusion can only be made to happen at …?… temperatures

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high

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Nuclear fusion can only be made to happen when the particle …?… is high.

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density

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Nuclear fission produces …?… radioactive waste than nuclear fusion.

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more

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The stocks of fuel for nuclear fission are …?… than those for nuclear fusion

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smaller

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15
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The isotope used in dating organic material is …?…

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Carbon-14

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16
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…?… radiation is used to treat tumours

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Gamma

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Surgical instruments can be sterilised using …?… radiation

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Gamma

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The source of the radiation used to treat fresh food should have a …?… half-life.

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very long

19
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…?… radiation can be used to monitor thickness of paper or Aluminium.

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Beta

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The source of the radiation used to monitor paper thickness should have a …?… half-life.

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long

21
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…?… radiation can be used to monitor liquid flow in underground pipes.

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Gamma

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Radioactive isotopes taken internally in medical investigations must have …?… half-lives.

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short

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Radioactive isotopes taken internally in medical investigations must emit …?… radiation

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Gamma

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