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yoroshambo

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Just as some chemicals must be given activation energy to start an exothermic chemical reaction, some nuclei must be given nuclear activation energy in order to undergo an exothermic fission.
 
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Substantial heat transfer by conduction can occur over great distances.
 
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Answer to Question 1

This is the case. In most cases, a neutron enters the nucleus and bangs about,
setting the nucleus into oscillation like a drop of liquid. Eventually, the nucleus comes apart.
This makes extra neutrons that can go on to break up other nuclei.

Answer to Question 2

The veracity of the answer depends on the student's interpretation of great
distance. A student might cite, for example, conduction from Earth's core to Earth's
surface, which takes place over thousands of kilometers. However, this is not the common
experience; more likely is for the student to think about conduction from soup to fingers
through a metal spoon. In the latter case, we will excuse the student from thinking that
conduction is a short-distance phenomenon. I would grade the student on the reasoning
exhibited rather than the answer.




yoroshambo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Excellent


nguyenhoanhat

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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