Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
State two advantages of using nuclear energy for producing electricity.
Solution
Advantages of using nuclear energy:
1. A very small amount of nuclear fuel can produce a tremendous amount of energy.
2. Once the nuclear fuel is loaded into nuclear power plant, it continues to release energy for several years.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
State the energy change in the following device while in use:
A loudspeaker
State two disadvantages of geothermal energy.
Write true or false of the following statement.
There is always some loss of energy in conversion from one form of energy to another form, so the total energy is not conserved.
What do you understand by the kinetic energy of a body?
State two uses of solar cells.
Explain the principle of producing electricity using the nuclear energy.
What kind of energy is possessed in a situation when?
A horse running along a level road
A body of mass m is taken from a height h to 2h. What is the increase in its potential energy?
In a hydroelectric power station, 1000 kg of water is allowed to drop through a height of 100 m in 1 sec. If the conversion of potential energy to electric energy is 60%. Calculate the power output. [Take: g = 10m/sec2]
Ocean thermal energy is due to
