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What is the formula for calculating the mass loss of nuclear fusion?
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Fusion occurs when elements are pushed together to form a third element. Like two Hydrogen atoms fused together to form a Helium atom. There are formulas that tell you how much energy, or force, has to be used to get elements to fuse together, because it is extremely difficult to get this to happen. Also, when two elements fuse together the final element has less mass then the original two elements. This loss in mass comes out as energy and there are formulas that tell you how much energy will come out. So there are several formulas dealing with different aspects of fusion, but not a single formula that tells you everything you might want to know about fusion.
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What is produced during nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
Both nuclear fission and nuclear fusion result in loss of mass (or mass defect) that transforms into energy according to formula E = mc2 (c is light velocity). The resulting energy manifests itself as heat energy that could be extracted and made use of as process heat, kinetic energy, and/or electricity.The release of binding energy.
What are the products of nuclear fission and fusion?
The nuclear fission and/or fusion results in loss of mass (or mass defect) that transforms into energy according to formula E = mc2 (c is light velocity). The resulting energy manifests itself as heat energy that produces steam. The steam spins the turbines that spins electric generators and hence producing electricity.
Is the radius of the earth's orbit reduced by the sun's loss of mass through nuclear fission?
No. The loss of mass of the Sun - by the process of nuclear FUSION (not fission) and the conversion of mass into energy is essentially negligible even over the 5-billion-year time scales.
How does nuclear fusion happen?
Nuclear fusion is the process that powers stars, such as our sun.
What can you do with nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion release a huge amount of heat. And this heat can be transformed in electricity. Unfortunately this possibility remain today only a laboratory experiment. But I believe that nuclear fusion is the future.
Different shapes of nuclear fission and fusion to nuclear energy?
Nuclear fission is the splitting of heavy nuclei (as U-235) when bombarded by neutrons. The nuclear fusion is the combination of two lighter nuclei into one nucleus. Both nuclear fission and nuclear fusion result in loss of mass (or mass defect) that transforms into energy according to formula E = mc2 (c is light velocity). The resulting energy manifests itself as heat energy/
What is the process by which the nuclei of atoms fuse together producing a tremendous amount of energy?
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What is produced during nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
Both nuclear fission and nuclear fusion result in loss of mass (or mass defect) that transforms into energy according to formula E = mc2 (c is light velocity). The resulting energy manifests itself as heat energy that could be extracted and made use of as process heat, kinetic energy, and/or electricity.The release of binding energy.
What are fusion and fission with respect to nuclear physics?
Fission is a nuclear reaction where a heavy atom is split up into lighter elements, thereby producing energy. Fission is commonly used in nuclear power plants, but someday they will use fusion. Fusion is a nuclear reaction where very light elements are fused together under enormous heat and pressure into heavier elements, thereby producing energy. The Sun and all the stars are fusion reactors. Thermonuclear bombs (H-bombs) use fission (an A-bomb) to produce the heat needed for fusion.
How fission and fusion work?
Nuclear fission is the splitting of heavy nuclei (as U-235) when bombarded by neutrons. The nuclear fusion is the combination of two lighter nuclei into one nucleus. Both nuclear fission and nuclear fusion result in loss of mass (or mass defect) that transforms into energy according to formula E = mc2 (c is light velocity). The resulting energy manifests itself as heat energy that could be extracted and made use of as process heat, kinetic energy, and/or electricity.
What are the products of nuclear fission and fusion?
The nuclear fission and/or fusion results in loss of mass (or mass defect) that transforms into energy according to formula E = mc2 (c is light velocity). The resulting energy manifests itself as heat energy that produces steam. The steam spins the turbines that spins electric generators and hence producing electricity.
Are nuclear fusion and nuclear fission opposites?
Sort of. Nuclear fusion is when two atoms are fused together to make another one, while nuclear fission is when one atom is split into two atoms. Both processes, however, involve a loss of mass representing the binding energy that was released. This binding energy is manifest as heat. It just happens that the amount of loss is far greater in fusion than in fission. That's why the H-Bomb (a fusion device) is so much more powerful than the A-Bomb (a fission device).
What is the formula for calculating loss?
You calculate loss the same as you would do profit income minus expenses (outgoings) = profit/loss If the answer is negative then you are making a loss, if the answer is positive then you are making a profit.
What happens to a mass in both fission and fusion?
It happens a loss of mass that transforms into energy according to the formula: E = mc2
Is the radius of the earth's orbit reduced by the sun's loss of mass through nuclear fission?
No. The loss of mass of the Sun - by the process of nuclear FUSION (not fission) and the conversion of mass into energy is essentially negligible even over the 5-billion-year time scales.
Where does the sun get all its energy?
Nuclear fusion. Hydrogen to helium, mostly. There is a slight loss of mass, which translates into an enormous outpouring of energy, E=mc2.
Where is nuclear energy formed?
In a nuclear fission reactor it is formed by the splitting of nuclei (U-235 or Pu-239) into two smaller parts. This happens within the fuel rods which make up the fuel assemblies. In the stars it is formed by nuclear fusion, which is quite different and does not happen on Earth.
