Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Radiation

Today we're going to catch on some of the radiation section we've already seen, and introduce some new topics. Answer these in your books:
  1. Watch this animation and explain what can happen to living cells when they are exposed to radiation:
  2. Briefly explain what is meant by nuclear fission. Use the picture below if you think you remember:
  3. What is nuclear fusion?
  4. Use the animation (and your knowledge of the subject) to give one similarity and one differnce between fission and fusion.
  5. Describe what the numbers mean in this nuclear reaction equation: 
  6. Describe how fission is used to generate electricity. Why are control rods important in this process?
  7. What went wrong during the Chernobyl disaster?
  8. Answer the following exam type question - 'Evaluate the use of fission reactors to generate electricity.'Make sure you include an intro, arguments for each side, and your own point of view in the conclusion.
  9. Try this activity to build your very own atom. What can go wrong?

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