Questions Asked on April 26, 2008

Do today's nuclear power plants use nuclear fission, fusion, or both? Asked on April 26, 2008 at 12:07 AM Why will the escape of neutrons be proportionally less in a large piece of fissionable material than... Asked on April 26, 2008 at 12:09 AM We all have basic needs (food, shelter) and several wants (car, friends, nice clothes). How do human... Asked on April 26, 2008 at 12:09 AM Is the mass of an atomic nucleus greater or less than the sum of the masses of the nucleons composin... Asked on April 26, 2008 at 12:11 AM In what way are fission and fusion reactions similar? What are the main differences in these reactio... Asked on April 26, 2008 at 12:12 AM I've finished studying a full textbook on linear algebra and another on statistics. I've done most o... Asked on April 26, 2008 at 12:13 AM 1. What happens to the altitude and pressure when the boiling point is lowered? 2. What happens to... Asked on April 26, 2008 at 12:13 AM If U-238 splits into two even pieces, and each piece emits an alpha particle, what elements are prod... Asked on April 26, 2008 at 12:13 AM Today's nuclear power plants use nuclear..... to generate electricity. fission? Asked on April 26, 2008 at 12:16 AM A Thorium-232 absorbs a neutron and the resulting nucleus undergoes two successive beta decays. The... Asked on April 26, 2008 at 12:19 AM