NUCLEI Flashcards
NCERT ACTIVE RECALL (EXTRA POINTS, REST REFER VIVA QS AND HIGHLIGHTED ONES) (8 cards)
Define binding energy
Neutrons + protons - brought - form - nucleus- certain- charge and mass- energy E subscript b , released, which is called- binding energy
What is fission?
Heavy nucleus decays - two or more intermediate mass fragments
What is fusion?
Light nuclei fuse into a heavier nucleus
Source of energy in nuclear reactors produce? is?
produce electricity,
nuclear fission
What is thermonuclear fission?
When fusion is achieved by raising temperature of system so that particles have enough kinetic energy to overcome kulumpic repulsive behaviour
What happens to the fusion process reaction of sun
What is the fuel and the sun?
Multi step process, Hydrogen burned into helium
Hydrogen in its core
How many hydrogen atoms combine to form an helium atom? With a release of ____ energy
4 hydrogen atoms
26.7 MeV energy
