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Question 9 of 10

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Nuclear fission reactions use only a small amount of material to

produce a large amount of energy.

C. Nuclear reactors use controlled reactions.

Explanation:

Nuclear reactors are devices that contain and control nuclear chain reactions while releasing heat produced from these nuclear chain reactions at a controlled rate.

A nuclear power plant uses the enormous amount of heat that are produced from the nuclear chain reactions occurring in the nuclear reactor to turn water into steam, which then drives turbine generators that generate electricity.

The nuclear chain reactions occurring in the nuclear reactor are fission chain reactions. A nuclear fission reaction is a reaction in which a larger atom is split into two or more smaller atoms when bombarded with energetic neutrons resulting in the release of large amounts of energy and more neutrons. The neutrons released split more atoms of the larger atom into smaller atoms in what is known as a chain reaction. This reaction is controlled by means of moderators. A moderator helps slow down the neutrons produced by fission to sustain the chain reaction.