Nuclear physics – fission and fusion
Atomic bomb explosions make a "mushroom cloud" - this is a fission reaction Nuclear physics is the process of getting energy from the nucleus of an atom. There are two ways to release [...]
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08, 2017
Nuclear fusion – Simple Physics
The Sun shining from space: nuclear fusion in action. The first fusion reactions Fusion reactions are how the first stars got started. Soon after the Big Bang, hydrogen atoms began bumping into each other and [...]
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08, 2017
Nuclear fission – Physics
Nuclear fission: Atomic bomb explosions make a "mushroom cloud" Fission reactions are the kind of nuclear reaction we use for nuclear power plants and nuclear submarines, and also to set off a [...]
