GOB Chemistry
The nuclear fuel used in many nuclear reactors is uranium-235. When bombarded with a single slow neutron, a 235U nuclide undergoes fission to form 141Ba, 3 neutrons, and another nuclide "X". Identify the nuclide X, Write its symbol.
Identify which is false from the following statements about nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants.
Write the nuclear equation for the reaction involved when Al−27 absorbs a fast neutron, splitting into radioactive Na−24 and an alpha particle.
For the following fission or fusion reaction, give the complete and balanced nuclear equations
31H + 31H → 52He + _
The radioactivity of the spent fuel from a fission reactor is substantially higher than that of the initial fuel. What types of decay would you anticipate to be predominant among the fission products given that only two or three neutrons are generated per fission event and knowing that the nucleus undergoing fission has a neutron-to-proton ratio typical of a heavy nucleus?