Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Nuclear fusion is more dangerous than nuclear fission.
Options
True
False
Solution
Nuclear fusion is more dangerous than nuclear fission - false.
Correct Statement:
Nuclear fission is more dangerous than nuclear fusion. Because the average energy released in the fission (3.2 × 10-11 J) process is more than the average energy released in fusion (3.84 × 10-12 J).
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Nuclear power plants use the nuclear fission reaction to produce electricity.
What is the advantage of producing electricity by fusion reaction?
Write the approximate value of the energy released in the fission of one nucleus of \[\ce {^235_92 U}\]. What is the reason for it?
What do you mean by the chain reaction in nuclear fission?
State two uses of nuclear fission.
The temperature required for the process of nuclear fusion is nearly ______.
What do you understand by the term nucleons?
Plutonium -239 is a fissionable material.
Match: I
| a. | BARC | Kalpakkam |
| b. | India’s first atomic power station | Apsara |
| c. | IGCAR | Mumbai |
| d. | First nuclear reactor in India | Tarapur |
Mark the correct choice as
- Assertion: Control rods are known as 'neutron seeking rods'
- Reason: Control rods are used to perform sustained nuclear fission reaction
What is the average energy released from a single fission process?
