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प्रश्न
What is a fuel? Give five examples of fuels.
उत्तर
Materials that burn to produce heat energy are known as fuels.
Examples of fuels are wood, coal, petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
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Which of the following is not an example of a bio-mass energy source?
Which particles bring about the fission of uranium-235?
Name the type of nuclear reaction which is involved in the working of:
an atom bomb.
In the nuclear reactor of a power plant:
how do control rods control the rate of fission?
How does inserting the control rods in the graphite core affect the fission in the reactor? Explain your answer.
The energy produced by converting 1 gram mass of a nuclear fuel into energy completely is:
(a) 9 × 1016 J
(b) 9 × 1014 J
(c) 9 × 1015 J
(d) 9 × 1013 J
What will an alpha particle change into when it absorb two electrons.
A certain nucleus X has a mass number 14 and atomic number 6. The nucleus X changes to `"_7Y^14` after the loss of a particle. Name the particle emitted.
An isotope of uranium is 92Y238, i.e., it has mass number 235 and atomic number 92.
Do all isotopes have the same number of neutrons?
Give scientific reasons.
It is absolutely necessary to control the fission reaction in nuclear power plants.
