Nuclear Fission and Fusion 18.2
INTRODUCTION 1939-Hahn/Strassman- Tried to add neutrons to Uranium- nucleus split- FISSION!!
Nuclear Forces Unstable nuclei-decay-emit radiation Carbon 12-stable Carbon 14-unstable Depends on the forces b/t protons/neutrons =STRONG NUCLEAR FORCE Stable=attractive forces stronger than repulsion (proton to proton)
Nucleus Overload Too many neutrons= unstable= critical mass Any element with protons over 83 are unstable
Nuclear Fission DDDDivision of a nuclei= heavierSmaller CCCCreates lg. amounts of energy EEEE=mc2 Energy=mass x (speed of light)2 CCCC= 3.0 x 10 8 ( ( HUGE ) NNNNuclear Chain Reaction
Fission cont…. Uranium-235= Atomic Bomb Critical mass is reached-undergo fission
Nuclear Fusion NNNNuclei combining smallerheavier HHHHUGE HUGE amount of energy needed to combine protons (same charge) SSSSun/Stars H-nuclei He- nuclei