Evr chapter 15 study guide PDF

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EVR2001: Intro to Environmental Science Chapter 15: Nuclear Energy Study Guide Definitions ● ● ●

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Fusion ○ Combining lighter components and atoms to form a heavier nucleus Fission ○ A heavy atom breaks down into lighter components and atoms E=mc2 ○ The starting mass does not equal the end mass Chain Reactions ○ Runaway atoms that can lead to explosions; So we want to control/slow down the reactions by cooling them down, absorbing excess, creating barriers, etc. Control Rods ○ Used to absorb extra neutrons to prevent amplifying reactions Long Term Storage ○ Bury radioactive underground in barrel

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What does the binding energy of a nucleus help determine? How does this relate to nuclear fusion and fission? ○ The stability of nuclei. The larger the binding energy, the more stable....