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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