Question

TRUE OR FALSE

Nuclear energy is more harmful to the environment than a coal-fired power plant because it produces more mercury, air pollution, and carbon dioxide.

Answer 1

@annas help??

Answer 2

@asib1214 @dan815 @Kainui @DEEISME @wio @Luigi0210 @asib1214 @Johnbc @Compassionate help anyone???

Answer 3

What do you think it should be?

Answer 4

false???

Answer 5

Correct, even though Nuclear energy is more harmful to the environment it is not because of the reasons mentioned above.

Answer 6

Nuclear fusion occurs when two nuclei are combined, while nuclear fission occurs when a nucleus splits into smaller nuclei; in both reactions, a lot of energy is released.

would this be true????

Answer 7

That is correct. Fusion should hint combination and fission means the split of those nuclei. When they split they give off very large amounts of energy although I am not familiar with the energy required to combine them but I can only imagine it to be very large as well, especially with nuclear nuclei.

Answer 8

@Johnbc Arguably, nuclear power is much cleaner than coal power. Assuming proper regulatory procedures are followed, the chance of an accident is essentially zero. The only real concern is storing nuclear waste which is another tricky issue altogether... But in terms of emissions, nuclear plants will only emit steam, whereas coal plants will release all kinds of harmful chemicals into the air. Including mercury and CO2 among other pollutants. Overall you're correct though

Answer 9

Isotopes of uranium are the most common fuel used in nuclear power plants.
False???

Answer 10

@Johnbc @LifeEngineer ???????????

Answer 11

The most common nuclear fuels are 235U (the isotope of uranium with an atomic mass of 235 and of use in nuclear reactors) and 239Pu (the isotope of plutonium with an atomic mass of 239). Uranium is probably a bit more common than plutonium though.

Answer 12

i dont understand, is is false?