Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation Objectives

• I have learned about Chemical Reactions. What about Nuclear Reactions?
  
  
• What about Nuclear Fission—how does that work?
  
  
• How does the Chain Reaction fit into this and what is Critical Mass anyway?
  
  
• How does Nuclear Reactor work?
  
  
• What about Fusion—how does that differ from Fission?
  
  
• What is The Proton-Proton Cycle in the Sun?
  
  
• Can Controlled Fusion work?
  
  
• How does Radiation Damage occur?
  
  
• What is a curie?
  ...a becqueral?
  • and how do they differ from...
    a rad?
    a rem?
    a Gray?
  
  
  
• How is Radiation used in Medicine?

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