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balu736 [363]
3 years ago
8

How is the process of using fossil fuels to produce electricity similar to and different from using nuclear power to produce ele

ctricity?
Biology
1 answer:
wlad13 [49]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The pressure of the steam turns a generator, which produces electricity. The difference is in how the heat is created. Power plants that run on fossil fuels burn coal, oil or natural gas to generate heat. In a nuclear energy plant, heat is produced from splitting atoms – a process called nuclear fission.

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