Question by IcEqUeNe: Compare the energy produced by fission and fusion reactions with the energy produced by radio active decay.?
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1. Compare the energy produced by fission and fusion reactions with the energy produced by radio active decay? Combining two atomic nuclei?
2.What is the “bullet” used in a fission reaction?
3. How is the rate of the chain reaction in a nuclear reactor controlled?
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Best answer:
Answer by lhvinny
1. Fusion reactions give off the most energy, followed by fission, and the natual decay cycles are -way- behind them.
2. The bullet is a neutron fired at the parent nucleus.
3. Control rods are used to control chain reactions (kinda makes sense eh?)
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