effective ways to fight the deadly disease (“Statistics." : About Radiation Therapy”). Ever since radiation was discovered in 1896‚ researchers have sought to use it for the benefit of the people‚ and radiation therapy is only one example. Nuclear engineering is a wide field that covers important subjects of study from the disposal of nuclear fuel and waste to the maintenance of systems such as nuclear reactors‚ plants‚ and even weapons (Shiori‚ “Nuclear Engineering Education”). Although the amount of advances
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Gr7 Science: Applications of the Atom Can The Demonstrated Vast Destructive Power of Nuclear Bombs Continue To Act As A Deterrent To World War III? In early August 1945 an American B-‐29 bomber‚ along with two other planes‚ dropped Little Boy onto the Japanese City of Hiroshima. Then
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[Energy resources]: The 2 broad types Pros and Cons of each type Ways in which they are harnessed There two main types of energy these are: 1. Potential energy 2. Kinetic energy Potential energy Potential energy is energy stored due to position. The following are some example in which potential energy can be found. 1. Wound-up spring When a spring of a dock work toy car unwinds‚ the stored energy in the spring drives the wheels and the car moves. The wound-up spring is said to posse potential
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determined. Only from the 1920s there were methods of calculating what elements were present in a gas by just observing its spectrum‚ due to the fact that different elements absorb and emit different wavelengths of light. (2) Gamow thought that nuclear fusions took place in the first minutes after the Big Bang‚ because he assumed that the initial components of the universe would have been seperate protons‚ neutrons and electrons. He hoped that they could build bigger atoms by fusion in the heat
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What is nuclear medicine? Nuclear medicine is a division of medical imaging that detects and treats diseases and irregularities in the body such as cancer and neurological illnesses through the use of radioactive chemicals. The techniques used in nuclear medicine allow physicians to attain knowledge about patient conditions without the invasion of personal space through procedures such as biopsies. The equipment and machines used within this branch are important for research as they allow for a better
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What is Nuclear Proliferation? Nuclear Proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons‚ fissile material‚ and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information‚ to nations which are not recognized as “Nuclear Weapon States” by the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons; also known as Nuclear Proliferation Treaty or NPT. The purpose of the treaty was to help avoid the spread of nuclear weapons to those countries that have not been recognized as nuclear weapons states. NPT has
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In nuclear chemistry‚ nuclear fusion and nuclear fission are different types of reactions that release energy due to the presence of high-powered atomic bonds between particles found within a nucleus. In fission‚ an atom is split into two or smaller‚ lighter atoms. Fusion‚ in contrast‚ occurs when two or smaller atoms fuse together‚ creating a larger and heavier atom. In both reactions‚ large amounts of energy are produced‚ with the only difference that fusion generates three or four times more energy
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NEWSLETTER 20 I ISSUE NO. 328 I SEP. - OCT. 2012 BARC CELEBRATES FOUNDER’S DAY 24th DAE All India Essay Writing Contest The DAE All India Essay Writing Contest in Nuclear Science and Technology for students at the undergraduate level‚ was started by the Department of Atomic Energy in the year 1989. The 24th All India Essay Contest on Nuclear Science & Technology for regular full time students studying for graduation in any discipline was organised in 2012. The three topics for this year’s essays
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Nuclear engineering is the practical application of the breakdown of atomic nuclei and/or other sub-atomic physics‚ based on the principles of nuclear physics. It includes‚ but is not limited to‚ the interaction and maintenance of nuclear fission systems and components specifically‚ nuclear reactors‚ nuclear power plants‚ and/or nuclear weapons. The field may also include the study of nuclear fusion‚ medical and other applications of (generally ionizing) radiation‚ nuclear safety‚ heat/thermodynamics
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Radioactive Decay‚ Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion When elements undergo radioactive decay the atoms of one element are changed into the atoms of another element when an alpha or beta particle is emitted from an unstable nucleus. When a nucleus disintegrates and emits an alpha particle it is alpha decay‚ the alpha particle emitted contains two protons and two neutrons which is equivalent to a helium nucleus being released. Alpha decay occurs because there are too many protons‚ which causes
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