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Nuclear Power Plant
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उत्तर
- In a nuclear power plant, uranium or plutonium are used as fuel.
- Conversion of nuclear energy to thermal energy during the nuclear fission process: During the fission of nuclei of atoms like uranium or plutonium, the nuclear energy is converted to thermal energy.
- Conversion of thermal energy to kinetic energy in steam: This thermal energy is used to heat the water present in a boiler. Steam of very high temperature and pressure is generated and directed on the blades of the turbine.
- Conversion of kinetic energy in steam to kinetic energy in turbine: The kinetic energy produced in the steam is then used to drive the turbine.
- Conversion of kinetic energy in the turbine to electrical energy: The turbine rotates the generator connected to it which in turn produces electrical energy.
Energy transformation in nuclear power plant
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The calorific value and ignition temperature of fuel A are 55 kJ/g and 80°C, respectively. These values for fuel B are 80 kJ/g and 10°C, respectively. On burning, the fuel A produces CO2 and H2O while the fuel B produces CO2 , CO and SO2. Give three points of relative and disadvantages of these two fuels.
The calorific values of five fuels A, B, C, D and E are given below:
| A | 48KJ/g |
| B | 17KJ/g |
| C | 150KJ/g |
| D | 50KJ/g |
| E | 30KJ/g |
Arrange the following fuels in the order of decreasing calorific values (keeping the fuel with highest calorific value first):
Biogas, Kerosene, Wood, Petrol, Hydrogen gas, Methane
Which particles bring about the fission of uranium-235?
Describe the process by which energy is released in the sun. Write the equation of the nuclear reaction involved.
The following question are about the nuclear reactor of a power plant.
Why is liquid sodium (or carbon dioxide gas) pumped through the reactor?
The 'coolants' which can be used in the reactor of a nuclear power station are:
(a) liquid mercury and nitrogen dioxide
(b) liquid sodium and carbon dioxide
(c) liquid ammonia and carbon monoxide
(d) liquid boron and uranium oxide
A nuclear reaction is represented by the following equation:
`""_92^235U+_0^1n-> _56^139Ba+_36^94Kr+xc+E`
Name the process represented by this equation and describe what takes place
A nuclear reaction is represented by the equation:
`""_1^2H+_1^2H->_2^3He+xc+E`
What does E represent?
The mass numbers of four elements A, B, C and D are 2, 20, 135 and 235, respectively. Which one of them will be most suitable to make:
a hydrogen bomb?
List any four characteristics of a good fuel.
What is a.m.u?
The nucleus B emit a β-particle and is transformed into nucleus C. What is the composition of C?
What precautions must be taken for the safe disposal of nuclear waste?
In the power plant based on nuclear energy, __________ is used to rotate the generator.
In nuclear power plants, the chain reaction cannot be controlled.
Answer in one sentence.
Write the demerits of an atomic energy plant.
Which is the process used to harness nuclear energy these days? Explain it briefly.
Name the nuclear radiation which has the highest ionizing power.
Which source of electricity generation is least harmful to the environment?
