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Draw a labelled diagram of nuclear reactor and explain the use of various parts. Name a material used as a moderator.

Important Questions on Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion : Sources of Energy

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What is nuclear fusion? Write the required conditions for this reaction and explain why fusion bombs are more dangerous than fission bombs.

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0.5 g mass is decayed in the fission of a part of uranium. How much energy will be obtained by it? Express result in MeV and in kwh.
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If the loss of mass in some fission process be 0.10% then how much energy will be obtained by the fission of 1 kg substance? How many kilowatt-hours electricity can be obtained by it?
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In nuclear fusion, 0.993 g helium is formed by 1 g hydrogen. If the efficiency of the generator be 5%, then calculate the energy obtained in kilowatt-hour (kWh).

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The energy released per fission of U23592 nucleus is 200 MeV. Compute the energy released in joule if 100 g of U23592 is fissioned. Avogadro’s number is 6.02×1023 mole1.

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Calculate the useful power produced in a reactor of 40% efficiency in which 1014 fissions are taking place per second, and the energy per fission is 250 MeV.

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If 200 MeV energy is released in the fission of a single nucleus of U23592, how many fissions must occur in one second to produce a power of 1 kW? Also, compute the energy released in the complete fission of 5 kg of U235. Take Avogadro's number=6.2×1026 kmol-1.
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A U235 reactor is producing nuclear energy at a rate of 32,000 kW. How many nuclei of U235 are fissioned per second? How much U235 would be consumed in 1000 hours? Assume an average energy of 200 MeV released per fission. Take Avogadro’s number as 6×1023 mol1.