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3 years ago

Why are nuclear reactions used in nuclear power plants

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Mademuasel [1]3 years ago

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Answer:

Nuclear reactors are the heart of a nuclear power plant. They contain and control nuclear chain reactions that produce heat through a physical process called fission. That heat is used to make steam that spins a turbine to create electricity.

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and the potential energy is due to the change in height is $mgh$ [where $g$ is the acceleration due to gravity]

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$=\frac 12 m v_1^2 + mgh\;\cdots(ii)$

and the total energy of ball1,

$=\frac 12 m v_2^2 + mgh\;\cdots(iii)$ .

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