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Episode 7
KEy question: What's the difference?
KEy question: What's the difference?
Task 1 - DO now
Task 1 - DO now
This famous chap!
This famous chap!
Both Fission and fusion use this famous equation. What does it mean?
This equations states that an amount of Energy (in Joules) is equal to the mass of the substance, multiplied by the speed of light squared, which is 90,000,000,000,000,000
This number is huge! It tells us that mass has a lot of energy.
In nuclear fission, an unstable nucleus splits into 2 new 'daughter' nuclei. The total mass of the daughter nuclei is less that that of the original unstable nucleus. This 'lost' mass is converted into energy. A lot of energy.
I nuclear fission the new nucleu formed has less mass that the parents. Again the 'lost mass' is converted to even more energy.
Fusion produces much more energy that fission
Task 2 - Introduction to fission
Task 2 - Introduction to fission
Watch the video below and the answer the questions on the companion sheet.
Task 3 - Label and sequence
Task 3 - Label and sequence
Add labled to the diagram on the companion sheet then make a flow chart of the process.
Task 4 - Introducing Fusion
Task 4 - Introducing Fusion
TAsk 5 - Compare and contrast
TAsk 5 - Compare and contrast
Use the Venn diagram on your companion sheet to draw a comparission between Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion.
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