Q.5.46 - An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

Question

Indicate whether each of the following is characteristic of the fission or fusion process or both:

a. Very high temperatures are required to initiate the reaction.

b. Less radioactive waste is produced.

c. Hydrogen nuclei are the reactants.

d. Large amounts of energy are released when the nuclear reaction occurs.

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Part (a) fusion  

Part (b) fusion  

Part (c) fusion  

Part (d) fusion  

Step 1: Given Information Part (a)

The principal contrast between these two cycles is that fission is the parting of an atom into at least two more modest ones while fusion is the melding of at least two more modest atoms into a bigger one. We have to Indicate whether each of the following is characteristic of the fission or fusion process or both.

Step 2: Explanation Part (a)

Extremely high temperatures are expected to start the response, which is a trait of nuclear fusion response, Nuclear fusion response happens at an exceptionally high temperature of a few hundred million degrees.

Step 1: Given Information Part (b)

The principal contrast between these two cycles is that fission is the parting of an atom into at least two more modest ones while fusion is the melding of at least two more modest atoms into a bigger one. We have to Indicate whether each of the following is characteristic of the fission or fusion process or both.

Step 2: Explanation Part (b)

Less radioactive waste is delivered, which is an illustration of the nuclear fusion response. In the nuclear fusion response, less radioactive waste is created like helium, carbon and so on.

Step 1: Given Information Part (c)

The principal contrast between these two cycles is that fission is the parting of an atom into at least two more modest ones while fusion is the melding of at least two more modest atoms into a bigger one. We have to Indicate whether each of the following is characteristic of the fission or fusion process or both.

Step 2: Explanation Part (c)

Hydrogen cores are reactants, which is an illustration of the nuclear fusion response. For instance; hydrogen-1 cores are melded into helium-4 cores with the arrival of mass measure of energy as follows:
$4_1^1\mathrm{H}{\to }_2^4\mathrm{He}+2_1^0{\beta }^{+}+\text{Energy }$

Step 1: Given Information Part (d)

The principal contrast between these two cycles is that fission is the parting of an atom into at least two more modest ones while fusion is the melding of at least two more modest atoms into a bigger one. We have to Indicate whether each of the following is characteristic of the fission or fusion process or both.

Step 2: Explanation Part (d)

An enormous measure of energy is delivered when a nuclear response happens; is a person of nuclear fusion response, where two little cores are impacted together to frame a major core with the arrival of a huge measure of energy.
$4_1^1\mathrm{H}{\to }_2^4\mathrm{He}+2_1^0{\beta }^{+}+\text{Energy }$