Nuclear Reactions

The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is

• fusion
• fission
• decay
• gamma radiation

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This happens naturally due to an unstable nucleus.

• fission
• fusion
• radioactive decay
• K-capture

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This is an example of...

• Chain reaction

• Fusion reaction

• Decomposition reaction

• Decay

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Where does fusion occur naturally?

• Underwater
• All around us
• In the radioactive waste
• On the sun

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Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus

• fission
• fusion

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In which process does a heavy nucleus split into two lighter nuclei?

• freezing

• condensation

• fission

• fusion

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Which reaction represents fusion?

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Which reaction represents fission?

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T/F When the process of fission releases energy, the total mass of the element is less than when it started.

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• False

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What is the primary by-product of nuclear fusion in the Sun?

• Helium

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon

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