Fission and Fusion

Today we're going to finish off looking at nuclear reactions and start preparing for the next topic - rates of reaction. Answer the following in your books:

1. Explain in one line what nuclear fusion is.
2. Give two reasons why fusion is not able to be used in power stations yet?
3. Read this article, and give three advantages of using fusion to generate electricity.
4. In a chemical reaction, what are the reactants and products?
5. Give three ways that you could change the rate of a reaction:
6. Why is the speed of molecules important to reaction rates? What happens if they don't move quick enough?
7. What is a catalyst? Why would they be good for industrial processes?
8. Use the graph below and your knowledge of catalysts to explain how a catalyst helps a reaction happen more quickly:

9. Try this activity to build your very own atom. What can go wrong?

HOMEWORK - Watch this documentary about the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and explain the steps leading up to the accident, and how it was fixed.