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6.5 Uses and dangers of radioactivity

6.5 Uses and dangers of radioactivity

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Question 5

Uranium-233 is a fissile isotope of uranium that is key to the thorium fuel cycle in some advanced nuclear reactor designs.

Explain, in terms of neutron interactions, how the fission of a single uranium-233 nucleus can initiate and maintain a self-sustaining chain reaction.

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6.5 Uses and dangers of radioactivity Questions

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94 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 6.5 Uses and dangers of radioactivity. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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