Nuclear Chemistry

Fission

- Anything heavier than Iron-55

- Critical mass of the substance and high-speed neutrons are required.

Why fusion would be the more efficient of the two nuclear forces

Fusion

- Anything lighter than Iron-55











Energy is created from splitting open the nucleus of an atom.

This process generates much heat which is the same thing as saying that this process creates energy.

The process currently in use is nuclear fission.

This process puts off radiation which can be quelled by flowing water, which in-turn creates steam to drive turbines creating energy.

This technology is a double edge sword, we are playing with powerful forces.

There have been several disasters since we started using this technology: Chernobyl, 3-mile, and most recently Fukashima

Humans have a way of using technologies before weighing in all the possibilities of the future

I fear for this tragedy that is human resourcefulness

"As physicist know "accidents" do not appear without a reason".-Michio

"Proof" is the most widely misunderstood concept in all of science. It has a technical definition ( a logical demonstration that certain conclusions follow from certain assumptions").


Michio Kaku-"Hyperspace" ISBN 0-385-47705-8
First Anchor Books Edition copyright 1994 Oxford UniveFursity Press
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