Nuclear fusion and nuclear fission are two different types of energy-releasing reactions that occur in the nuclei of an atom.
Here are the major differences between the two:
1. To differentiate the two, fission is the splitting of an atom into two or more smaller atoms while fusion is the conjoining or fusion of two or smaller atoms into larger one.
2. Fission does not normally occur in nature while fusion occurs mostly in heavenly bodies such as the stars.
3.Fission produces highly radioactive particles that can be hazardous to both the living things and its habitat or environment while fusion is "clean energy" and "environmental friendly" meaning there are fewer radioactive particles are produced. But if a fission "trigger" is being used, there will be radioactive particles produced.
Among the two nuclear changes, fission is widely used because this reaction produces heat in nuclear reactor. This heat is used to generate steam which operates the turbines to eventually produce electricity.
The temperature change is calculated using the combined gas law
that is P1V1/T1 =P2V2/T2
P1= 100KPa
P2=90kpa
v1= 2.50 L
v2= 3.75 L
T1= 303 K
T2=?
T2 is therefore = P2V2T1/P1V1
=( 90 x 3.75 x303)/ (100 x2.50) = 409.05 K
The kind of magma that is found in the most explosive volcanoes, the composite volcanoes, is andesitic magma. It is magma that is quite high in silica content which makes it thick, sticky and gooey. Great lumps of this sticky magma cool at the top of the volcano to form a sealed cap. Magma beneath the cap builds up and pressure mounts and eventually becomes too much to be contained and the magma violently erupts out from the top, blowing out the cap and shooting miles up into the air and in all directions.
The kind of magma found in gentle volcanoes such as shield volcanoes is runny in consistency. It has very minimal amounts of silica and is not thick but loose. It therefore tends to trickle out of the top of the volcano rather than erupt or explode.
Answer:
This would support Dalton's postulates that proposed the atoms are indivisible because no small particles are involved.
Explanation:
Experiment using the gas discharge tube by J.J Thomson led to the discovery of cathode rays which are now known as electrons.
Primarily, Thomson's experiment led to the discovery of cathode rays, electrons, as subatomic particles.
If the size of the atoms observed at the cathode is the same as that of the rays,we can conclude that the particles of the rays are the simplest form of matter we can have. This would suggest that the atom is indeed the smallest indivisible particle of a matter according to Dalton.
