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- 5. -------balance is required for the purpose of the producing controlled energy.
- 7. suitable for fusion process.
- 8. when k=1, the chain reaction will be---.
- 9. number of neutrons goes on multiplying in geometrical progression.
- 10. discovered that when uranium was bombarded with thermal neutrons, brake up into barium and krypton nuclei.
- 11. nuclear chain reaction is------reaction.
- 12. an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction results in--.
- 15. the production of energy in Sun is mainly due to ---cycle.
- 18. based on fusion principle.
- 19. received Nobel prize in physics for his discovery of neutron
- 21. fission is-------nuclear reaction.
- 22. for k>1, the chain reaction will be----.
- 23. in this process carbon acts as catalyst and 4 hydrogen nuclei fuse to give helium nucleaus.
- 26. thick wall of concrete surrounding the reactor.
- 27. wall of steel to protect from excessive heating and damage of nuclear reactor.
- 29. rate of the reactions in a nuclear reactor is controlled by---.
- 30. used for slowing down fast neutrons.
- 33. reactions which are highly dependent on temperature.
- 34. keeps the fuel assembly at a safe temperature.
- 36. Boron rods in a nuclear reactor are used to ----excess neutrons.
- 37. is used as control rods.
- 38. for k<1, the size of the body is-----.
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- 1. reflects the neutrons back into the core.
- 2. nuclear chain reaction can be controlled by
- 3. breaking up the nucleus of a heavy atom into two/more segments.
- 4. nuclei with ---- number of neutrons, undergo fission with fast neutrons
- 6. fusion reaction is initiated with the help of----.
- 13. If the multiplication factor is less than unity then the process will ---after sometime.
- 14. Fusion is -----induced nuclear reaction.
- 16. system in which nuclear fission is produced in a controlled, self-sustaining chain reaction.
- 17. process of combining two lighter nuclei into a heavier nucleaus.
- 20. nuclei with odd number of neutrons, undergo fission with ----neutrons
- 24. consists of nuclear reactor,heat exchanger,turbine,electric generator and condenser.
- 25. the energy released during fission process is known as---.
- 28. honored with Noble prize in physics for his discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons.
- 31. source of energy for the Sun and the stars.
- 32. is the best moderator.
- 35. example of uncontrolled chain reaction.
