Interpretation: To state the differences between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
Concept Introduction: The process which involves the formation of more than one nuclide via a collision between two nuclei or between one nucleus and a subatomic particle, is known as a nuclear reaction.
Answer to Problem 19LC
The splitting of nuclei takes place when the nuclei of an isotope are bombarded with neutrons, this splitting results in nuclear fission while in a nuclear fusion reaction, small nuclei combine to produce a large nucleus releasing energies.
Explanation of Solution
The nuclear reactions are categorized into two types that are as follows:
- Nuclear fission
- Nuclear fusion
The splitting of nuclei takes place when the nuclei of an isotope are bombarded with neutrons, this splitting results in nuclear fission while in a nuclear fusion reaction, small nuclei combine to produce a large nucleus releasing energies.
The energy released in a nuclear fusion reaction is comparatively much more than a nuclear fission reaction.
The reaction depicting nuclear fission is as follows:
The reaction depicting nuclear fusion is as follows:
Thus, nuclear fission is the one where the splitting of nuclei takes place when the nuclei of an isotope are bombarded with neutrons while in a nuclear fusion reaction, small nuclei combine to produce a large nucleus releasing energies.
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