nuclear fission and fusion uma lad phy 3305: modern physics december 2, 2014
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Nuclear Fission and FusionUMA LAD
PHY 3305: MODERN PHYSICS
DECEMBER 2, 2014
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Outline • Fission and fusion will be defined.
• Examples of fission and fusion will be discussed.
• Modern day applications of these reactions will be discussed.
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Nuclear Reaction• Occurs when a nucleus collides with another particle
• Example: uranium- 235 decays into barium and krypton
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Total Energy released:Q= (mi – mf)c2
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Nuclear Fission• Nucleus breaks down into many parts
• Releases kinetic energy
• Many isotopes decay through induced fission
• Number of protons and neutrons affects the amount of energy released
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Fig. 1. Uranium Fission. “Mousetrap Reactor.” SMU Physics and Astronomy Demonstrations. 2014. Web. 25 Nov. 2014.
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Chain Reactions• Each fission reaction will cause other fission reactions to occur.
• Critical assembly: ensures that a reaction can sustain itself
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The energy released during a chain reaction:Ej = E0kj
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Fission Reactor• Uranium-235 is used as the fuel• Control rods absorb neutrons
• Neutrons produced from each generation become slower
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Pressure Water Reactor
Fig. 2. A Light-Water Nuclear Fission Reactor for the Production of Electric Power. Digital image. ”Applied Nuclear Chemistry.” UC Davis Chemwiki. UC Davis, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
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Nuclear Fusion• Nuclei combine to form heaver nuclei
• Mass decreases
• Kinetic energy increases
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Lawson Criterion• For fusion to occur:• High temperatures are necessary
• Reaction must be held:
• For a certain amount of time
• A certain density of ions
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Proton-Proton Cycle
• End result: helium
• Energy source of the Sun
Fig. 3. Fission in the Sun. “Proton- Proton Chain Reaction.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation Inc., 2006. Web. 25 Nov. 2014.
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Fusion in Relation to Stars• Carbon Cycle• Uses carbon as a catalyst
• Results in helium
• Occurs when a star has a high temperature
• Stellar Collapse- Star collapses into a white dwarf• Energy production from fusion no longer matches the gravitational
attraction
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Fusion Reactors• Difficult to use as a power source
• Requires extreme conditions
• Ways to confine nuclei• Magnetic confinement
• Inertial confinement
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Conclusion• Fission - nucleus breaking down into many parts.
• Fusion - nuclei combining to form heaver nuclei.
• Chain reaction - one reaction triggers many other reactions.
• Fission reactors are used to produce energy.
• Proton-proton cycle is composed of multiple fusion reactions.
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Fissility.” The Physics Teacher 50 (2012): 544-545. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.
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