Fission (AQA A-Level Physics): Quizzes
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What is nuclear fission?
What is nuclear fission?
A heavy nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei
How does binding energy per nucleon of fission products compare to the original heavy nucleus?
How does binding energy per nucleon of fission products compare to the original heavy nucleus?
Products have higher binding energy per nucleon
What is spontaneous fission?
What is spontaneous fission?
Heavy nuclei split without external trigger
In U-235 fission producing Sr-90 and Xe-143, how many neutrons are released?
In U-235 fission producing Sr-90 and Xe-143, how many neutrons are released?
2 neutrons
What is the initial total binding energy of U-235 with 7.59 MeV per nucleon?
What is the initial total binding energy of U-235 with 7.59 MeV per nucleon?
MeV
What is the conversion factor between atomic mass units and energy?
What is the conversion factor between atomic mass units and energy?
u MeV
What is the mass defect when U-235 (234.99342 u) splits into products totalling 234.79947 u?
What is the mass defect when U-235 (234.99342 u) splits into products totalling 234.79947 u?
u
Which nucleus has the highest binding energy per nucleon?
Which nucleus has the highest binding energy per nucleon?
Strontium-90 at MeV/nucleon
Why does fission release energy?
Why does fission release energy?
Mass defect converts to energy via
What do the two methods for calculating fission energy demonstrate?
What do the two methods for calculating fission energy demonstrate?
Both give approximately the same result