What Are the Advantages of Nuclear Energy? - Science

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What are the advantages of nuclear energy?

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The advantages of nuclear energy are:
→ Large amount of energy is produced per unit mass.
→ It does not produce smoke. It is a clean energy.
→ Fission of one atom of uranium produces 10 million times the energy released by burning of one atom of carbon.
→ Fusion of four hydrogen atoms produces huge amount of energy approximately equal to 27 MeV.

Concept: Nuclear Energy
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Chapter 3: Sources of Energy - Exercise 5 [Page 157]

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Lakhmir Singh Class 10 Physics (Science)
Chapter 3 Sources of Energy
Exercise 5 | Q 20.1 | Page 157
NCERT Class 10 Science
Chapter 14 Sources of Energy
Intext Questions | Q 4 | Page 253

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