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OpenStudy (yumyum247):

Help me PLZZZZZZZ..........OMG X(

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

@Michele_Laino

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

I think that in case A, we have the process of nuclear fusion whereas, in case B we have the inverse process, namely the nuclear fission

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

yes that was the very first question that i did on my own.....LOL

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

so i didn't bother to post it here on OS.

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

generally, the nuclear fission involves heavy nuclei, namely uranium. Whereas nuclear fusion involves light nuclei, namely nuclei of hydrogen or helium

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

I think you have posted your question in the right section

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

so that lighter elements have a smaller nucleus and therefore when they go through fusion reaction, they make up a bigger element. and same with the fission

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

correct! nucleus of uranium is bigger than nucleus of hydrogen or helium

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

when a bigger and heavier element undergoes a nuclear fission, it divides into smaller element or smaller nucleau......LOL

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

yes!

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

and what about the first question, what improvement can i make to the diagram?!?!?!?!?

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

maybe add a nuclei .....

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

I think that you have to specify type of nuclear process

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

what do you mean?!?!?!?

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

for example we have a nuclear fusion at left, and a nuclear fission at the right of the picture, so you have to add such labels at the right place into the picture

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

i thought i had to add a nuclei to the diagram of both reactions....

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

for example.....the product of fusion will produce a certain numbers of nclei and while in the fussion process.... the reactant would be nuclei

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

you can specify the names of all involved nuclei, using some example from nuclear physics

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

i'm not studying that kind ahigh level of physics....LOL

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

Ok thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much and i love you as always master....!!!!

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

please wait, I give you some examples from my textbook

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

ok :)

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

or i can just label them......

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

i mean write down the names of the elements....or something.

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

nuclear fission: we start from uranium 235, and the products are Barium 192 and Kripton 92: |dw:1447704303424:dw|

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

yes thats whhat i thought......but i think you should have added a nuclei too....

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

with the symbol \(U(235,92)\), I mean uranium with atomic number= 92 and mass number = 235

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

|dw:1447704539331:dw|

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

yes i get that....

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

yes! Of course, we have to add some neutrons similarly for \(Ba(142,56)\), and \(Kr(92,36)\)

OpenStudy (yumyum247):

yes.....!!!! ok Thanks Aloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooottttttt!!!! :")

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

more precisely other neutrons are coming from the first collision: |dw:1447704578534:dw|

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