OTHER TYPES OF THE NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EVOLVE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND WHY THIS WOULD BE FEASIBLE South Africa as a developing country and is one of the world leader in supplying food and raw material. It has very a lot of arable land and large reserves of natural resources. The warm climate favours the production of most crops and livestock which is in demand by the population. The country’s economic backbone lies between the performance of the mining and agricultural
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Nuclear World If a nuclear bomb was dropped on your city‚ how would you survive? The blast from the fission bomb on Hiroshima‚ which weighed 30 kilotons‚ was equivalent to 12‚500 tons of TNT. Now‚ if this was dropped right outside your house‚ there would be no way of survival. But‚ one megaton hydrogen bomb is said to have 80 times the explosive intensity of the fission bomb detonated in 1945. The destructive force of the hydrogen bomb is near unimaginable. But first‚ let’s take a
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** Atom and Introduction to Nuclear physics ** Introduction Alpha-particle scattering 2.1 Experimental set-up ➢ Alpha particle o is a high-energy helium nucleus with 2 protons and 2 neutrons. o has 2 positive charges. ➢ Gold foil was chosen since it has a high atomic mass. Thin gold foil‚ ~10-6m was bombarded by high-energy alpha particles. ➢ Angular deflections/ scattering of alpha particles were measured by observing
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evaluate Functionalist views of the role of the family in society. (33 marks) Functionalist macro theory looks at the society as a whole‚ and analyses how it fits together. Functionalist view of the role of the family in society is that it maintains social order‚ and it’s a tool for socialisation and a key social institution in sustaining the value consensus‚ which is harmony in the society as well as social solidarity. Functionalists focus on the positive functions of the family such as the sexual
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Nuclear Energy There are many advantages and disadvantages of using nuclear power. Nuclear power is said to prevent power outages that happen in areas without nuclear power. For an example‚ if we were using hydroelectricity and the dam suddenly malfunctions‚ then we won’t have electricity until someone fixes the dam‚ and that would be difficult if it happened in the middle of the night. However‚ on the other hand‚ nuclear power is also considered toxic and it pollutes the Earth with harmful and
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men who got manicures must want to attract other men as well. Times are changing‚ fast‚ and men are feeling the pressure to look good‚ something women have felt for the longest of times. So‚ slowly but gradually men are starting to change society views on male grooming and many may say that it’s already not only socially accepted but socially demanded‚ meaning that nowadays a man with grey hair is badly seen and should try to hide it using various cosmetic products whereas previously it was seen
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11/27/13 Nuclear Weapons in Iran Just after the signing ceremony in Geneva on Sunday‚ President Hassan Rouhani of Iran declared that the world had recognized his country’s “nuclear rights.” He was right. The deal will only lead Iran to be more stubborn. Under the deal Iran is supposed
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DO NATIONS NEED NUCLEAR WEAPONS? -TUSHAR AGARWAL A3256112028 LL.B. IInd Semester 2012-2015 Amity Law School I Amity University Noida [pic] A giant column of dark smoke rises more than 20‚000 feet into the air‚ after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare explodes over the Japanese port and town of Nagasaki‚ in this August 9‚ 1945 file photo. If a nuclear war were to start today there will be no victor‚ no vanquished. On August 6‚ 1945
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Can We Live with a Nuclear Iran? | “Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions”- Rudyard Griffiths | Rosalie Abdo‚ #6719633‚ POL1102D-Politics and Globalization‚ Dr. D Pierre-Antoine | Iran‚ a relatively large third world regime bordering multiple Middle Eastern countries‚ has for many years been accused of secretly building nuclear weapons. This is a country with extreme radical ideologies that publicly condemns the west and sends weekly threats of annihilation to Israel. Countries around the world are slowly
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Nuclear Power is the best source of energy for the future. In recent years‚ an increasing number of countries have recognized the potency of nuclear power as a source of energy. Endeavours have been made to proliferate this technology. Nuclear energy is the use of nuclear reactions to release heat which are converted to other forms of energy such as electricity. This essay will argue that nuclear power is the best source of energy in the future. The reasons are that it is a
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