1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
almond37 [142]
3 years ago
9

When used as an energy source in a nuclear power plant, uranium is burned in a similar way as one would burn wood or coal for en

ergy.
a. True
b. False
Physics
1 answer:
zavuch27 [327]3 years ago
3 0
False because nuclear fission is used on uranium in nuclear power station and this reaction is continuous since a neutron hits a uranium atom and splits it. Then 2-3 neutrons are released which continues the cycle or hitting other uranium atoms. If this reaction isn't contained, it could get out of control and become a nuclear bomb. So it can't be burned like wood nor coal.
Hope this is helpful. <span />
You might be interested in
All but one statement applies to electromagnetic radiation
lina2011 [118]
<span>D) Electromagnetic radiation travels in the form of longitudinal waves.</span>
3 0
3 years ago
What quantity is represented by a unit called a newton (N)?
zavuch27 [327]

\textsf {C. Force}

\textsf {The quantity which is represented by a unit called Newton (N)}\\\textsf {is Force.}

5 0
2 years ago
The specific heat of granite is 800 J/(kg·°C). How much heat does it take to raise 1 kg of granite 4°C?
Triss [41]
Q=mcΔt
Q= 1kg * 800J/kg°C*4°C
Q= 3200J
7 0
3 years ago
When Mendeleev organized elements in his periodic table in order of increasing mass, similar elements with similar properties we
Temka [501]
Similar elements with similar properties were in the same groups and periods for instance lithium(Li) and sodium(Na) are alkaline metals and so belong to the same group (that is group 1).Also Hydrogen(H) and Helium(He) both have only one shell or energy level and so belong to the same period.
8 0
3 years ago
When 597 J of heat are added to a gas, it expands. Its internal energy increases by 318 J. How much work does the gas do? (Unit=
damaskus [11]

The magnitude of work done by the gas is 279 J and the sign is negative so W = -279 J as work is done by the system.

<u>Explanation:</u>

According to first law of thermodynamics, the change in internal energy of the system is equal to the sum of the heat energy added or released from the system with the work done on or by the system. If the heat energy is added to the system to perform a certain work, then the heat energy is taken as positive, while it will be negative when the heat energy is released from the system.

Similarly, in this case, the heat energy of 597 J is added to the system. So the heat energy will be positive, while the gas expansion occurs means work is done by the system.

          ΔU = Q+W

Since ΔU is the change in internal energy which is given as 318 J and the heat energy added to the system is Q = 597 J.

Then the work done by the gas = ΔU - Q = 318 J - 597 J = - 279 J.

As the work is done by the system, so it will be denoted in negative sign and the magnitude of work done by the gas is 279 J.

7 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • If millikan was measuring the charge on an oil droplet with 3 negatively charged electrons on it, what charge would he have meas
    5·1 answer
  • A Frisbee of radius 0.15 m is accelerating at a constant rate from 7.1 revolutions per second to 9.3 revolutions per second in 6
    12·1 answer
  • Out of hypothesis, theories and laws “can help predict future events”
    13·1 answer
  • Pink
    7·1 answer
  • The radioactive 60co isotope is used in nuclear medicine to treat certain types of cancer. Calculate the wavelength and frequenc
    7·1 answer
  • Write a paragraph that explains how one gene can be responsible for many traits, and how how many genes can be responsible for o
    11·1 answer
  • According to the law of conservation of momentum, in an isolated system:
    15·2 answers
  • When a wave enters a new medium from an angle, both the speed and the ________ change
    7·2 answers
  • The force in a string which is holding up an apple which type of force is it?​
    13·1 answer
  • How much energy is required to accelerate a golf ball of mass 0.046 kg initially at rest to a speed of 0.75c?
    9·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!