Nuclear Energy

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What is nuclear energy?

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Nuclear energy is the energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity.

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What is an advantage of nuclear energy?

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Nuclear energy produces no greenhouse gases during operation.

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What are isotopes?

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Isotopes are two atoms of the same element that have different mass numbers due to differing numbers of neutrons.

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What is the order of penetrating power of radiation from most to least?

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Gamma, Beta, Alpha.

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What process do nuclear power plants primarily use to generate energy?

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Fission.

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What is a chain reaction in nuclear physics?

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A chain reaction is a series of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions to occur.

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What is fission?

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Fission is the process of splitting a heavy nucleus into smaller nuclei, releasing a large amount of energy.

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What is fusion?

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Fusion is the process of combining two light atomic nuclei to form a heavier nucleus, releasing energy.

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What is radioactive waste?

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Radioactive waste is material that contains radioactive substances and is a by-product of nuclear reactions.

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What is half-life?

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Half-life is the time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay.