CHAPTER 24 Nuclear Energy II. Nuclear Reactions (p.689-691) A. Fission  splitting a nucleus into two or more smaller nuclei  some mass is converted to large amounts.

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Transcript CHAPTER 24 Nuclear Energy II. Nuclear Reactions (p.689-691) A. Fission  splitting a nucleus into two or more smaller nuclei  some mass is converted to large amounts. 

CHAPTER 24
Nuclear
Energy
II. Nuclear Reactions
(p.689-691)
A. Fission
 splitting a nucleus into two
or more smaller nuclei
 some mass is converted
to large amounts of
energy
1
0
n
235
92
U
141
56
Ba  Kr  3 n
92
36
1
0
A. Fission
 chain reaction - self-feeding reaction
B. Fusion
 combining of two nuclei to form one
nucleus of larger mass
 produces even more
energy than fission
 occurs naturally in
stars