Fissionvs.

Fusion

How Does the Sun Provide Energy? What’s

Happening?

Nuclear Fusion

of Hydrog

enFuse meansto add

together

Nuclear Fusion

Input =• 2 hydrogen

isotopes

Output =• 1 helium

nucleus• 1 neutron• energy

Fusion of Hydrogen

Nuclear Fission• Fission

means to split apart

• Bombard the nucleus with a neutron

• Nucleus splits

• 2-3 neutrons released

Release of Energy from Fission

What happens to the 2-3 neutrons

released in the fission process?

Nuclear Chain Reaction!+ A LOT of

Energy

Uranium Fission

Review

Detecting / Measuring

Radioactivity

Geiger Counter

Make-up of the Geiger Counter

Medical Uses - MRI

Medical Uses – Destroy Tumors

Uses for Radioactivity

Used to Produce Electricit

y

Atomic or Hydrogen Bombs

Used for Studying Astronomy