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To introduce fusion and fission as sources of energy To learn about nuclear fission

Objectives. To introduce fusion and fission as sources of energy To learn about nuclear fission To understand how a nuclear reactor works To learn about nuclear fusion. Class Warmup. Write a balanced equation to represent the following nuclear processes.

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To introduce fusion and fission as sources of energy To learn about nuclear fission

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  1. Objectives • To introduce fusion and fission as sources of energy • To learn about nuclear fission • To understand how a nuclear reactor works • To learn about nuclear fusion

  2. Class Warmup Write a balanced equation to represent the following nuclear processes. • Bismuth-209 is bombarded by an alpha particle, which results in the production of astatine-211 plus two neutrons. • Uranium-235 is bombarded with a neutron producing Barium-141 and Krypton-92 plus 3 neutrons. • Two isotopes of hydrogen, hydrogen-2 and hydrogen 3 combine to produce Helium-4 plus one neutron.

  3. A. Nuclear Energy • Two types of nuclear processes can produce energy • Combining 2 light nuclei to form a heavier nucleus - fusion • Splitting a heavy nucleus into 2 nuclei with smaller mass numbers - fission

  4. B. Nuclear Fission • Releases a large amount of energy • Each fission produces 3 neutrons

  5. B. Nuclear Fission • Chain reaction – self sustaining fission process caused by the production of neutrons that proceed to split other nuclei • Critical mass – mass of fissionable material required to produce a chain reaction

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  7. C. Nuclear Power Plants

  8. C. Nuclear Power Plants • Reactor core

  9. Nuclear Power Plants What happens to nuclear waste? • Nuclear waste material must be stored safely for hundreds of thousands of years. • Currently, spent fuel rods are stored on-site at nuclear power plants. They are stored in pools of water or eventually in dry casks • Work has been done on a permanent geological storage facility – Yucca mountain, Nevada

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  11. D. Nuclear Fusion • Small nuclei combine to form a heavier, more stable nucleus. • Tremendous amount of energy is released. • Powers the stars and sun

  12. D. Nuclear Fusion • Requires extremely high temperatures • Currently not technically possible for us to use as an energy source

  13. E. Effects of Radiation • Factors Determining Biological Effects of Radiation • Energy of the radiation • Penetrating ability of the radiation • Ionizing ability of the radiation • Chemical properties of the radiation source

  14. E. Effects of Radiation

  15. E. Effects of Radiation

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