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Chapter 1: 2CT (page 1)

Nuclear fission processes can provide a lot of energy but can also have safety concerns. What if Congress decided to outlaw all processes that involve fission? How would that change our society?

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There would be no nuclear wars, and no use of nuclear weapons. Nuclear power is used as a source of generating electricity and this source would not exist today.

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Definition of nuclear fission

A reaction in which one heavy nucleus splits spontaneously or impacts any other particle is called nuclear fission. Nuclear fission releases a massive amount of energy.

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Determining what would have happened if Congress outlawed the processes that involve fission

Nuclear fission is responsible for producing the energy for nuclear powers and it drives the explosion of nuclear weapons.

If congress were to outlaw the use of nuclear fission, in the geopolitical world, there would be no nuclear power nations and the nuclear weapons will not be in use.

Also, nuclear power is used as a source of generating electricity. This source would not exist today

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Choose the statements that correctly describe the following phase diagram

a. If the temperature is raised from 50K to 400K at a pressure of 1atm, the substance boils at approximately 185k.

b. The liquid phase of this substance cannot exist under conditions of 2atm at any temperature.

c. The triple point occurs at approximately 165K.

d. At a pressure of 1.5 atm the melting point of the substance is approximately 370 K.

e. The critical point occurs at approximately 1.7 atm and 410 K.

For each of the following molecules, write a Lewis structure, predict the molecular structure (including bond angles), give the expected hybrid orbitals on the central atom, and predict the overall polarity.

$C F_{4}$
$N F_{3}$
$O F_{2}$
$B F_{3}$
$B e H_{2}$
$T e F_{4}$
$A s F_{5}$
$K r F_{2}$
$K r F_{4}$
$S e F_{6}$
$I F_{5}$
$I F_{3}$

The compound hexaazaisowurtzitane is one of the highest-energy explosives known. The compound, also known as $CL - 20$ , was first synthesized in 1987. The method of synthesis and detailed performance data are still classified information because of $CL - 20' s$ potential military application in rocket boosters and in warheads of “smart” weapons. The structure of $CL - 20$ , is

In such shorthand structures, each point where lines meet represents a carbon atom. In addition, the hydrogens attached to the carbon atoms are omitted. Each of the six carbon atoms has one hydrogen atom attached. Three possible reactions for the explosive decomposition of $CL - 20$ , are

$C_{6} H_{6} N_{12} O_{12} (s) \to 6 CO (g) + 3 H_{2} O (g) + \frac{3}{2} O_{2} (g)$
$C_{6} H_{6} N_{12} O_{12} (s) \to 3 CO (g) + 3 CO (g) + 6 N_{2} (g) + 3 H_{2} O (g)$
$C_{6} H_{6} N_{12} O_{12} (s) \to 6 {CO}_{2} (g) + 6 N_{2} (g) + 3 H_{2} (g)$

a. Use bond energies to estimate $∆ H$ for these three reactions.

b. Which of the three reactions releases the largest amount of energy per kilogram of $CL - 20,$ ?

What mass of each of the following substances can be produced in 1.0 h with a current of 15 A?
a. Co from aqueous Co²⁺
b. Hf from aqueous Hf⁴⁺

c. I₂ from aqueous KI

d. Cr from molten CrO³

A cylinder with an initial volume of 10.0 L is fitted witha frictionless piston and is filled with 1.00 mole of anideal gas at 25°C. Assume that the surroundings arelarge enough so that if heat is withdrawn from or addedto it, the temperature does not change.
a. The gas expands isothermally and reversibly from10.0 L to 20.0 L. Calculate the work and the heat.
b. The gas expands isothermally and irreversibly from10.0 L to 20.0 L as the external pressure changesinstantaneously from 2.46 atm to 1.23 atm. calculate the work and the heat.

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