See what we can offer to your school
"SimpleStudy just makes sense...”
Get the best plan for your school
15 cards from this deck
A large nucleus splits into smaller nuclei, releasing energy
About 200 MeV
2-3 neutrons
0.7%
Slow neutrons used to cause fission in U-235
Neutrons from fission trigger more fission events
About 10 kg
Slows fast neutrons to thermal neutrons
Absorb neutrons to control reaction rate
Two light nuclei join to form larger nucleus, releasing energy
Greater than 10810^8108 K
Deuterium readily available in seawater
Stops immediately if conditions not maintained
Chernobyl (1986) and Fukushima (2011)
No carbon dioxide emissions
Select your subjects, and get access to A+ resources today.