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rlane42

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Which of the following are advantages offered by the thorium nuclear reactor?
 
  A) operates at relatively low temperatures
  B) produces isotopes of short radioactive half-lives
  C) difficult to use for bomb making
  D) All of the above.

Question 2

Why might the following nuclear reaction not be very good for energy production in a fission reactor?
 
  A) The material only produces one neutron so the chain reaction will not be very efficient.
  B) The products are too large.
  C) There are too many products produced.
  D) The mass of the byproducts is too high and therefore the energy released will not be high enough.
  E) Interatomic attraction between the products will impede the efficient separation of the atoms from the unstable nuclei.


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SVictor

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


rlane42

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Excellent

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